Grecia

Costa Rica

Population
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Prices for
Sep 2026

One person needs about $1,187 a month in Grecia, rent included: 80% less than in New York. The average net salary is $666 a month.

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Livability

Seven domain scores, weighted. 6 of them have data for Grecia; a missing one is left out of the average, not counted as zero.

50out of 100
LivabilityMedium confidence
  • Purchasing power25%41
  • Safetycountry20%48
  • Health carecountry15%57
  • Climate10%No data
  • Air qualitycountry10%54
  • Connectivitycountry10%49
  • Cost10%64
How each domain is scored
Purchasing power, 25%
What a local net salary buys against local prices, as a percentile.
Safety, 20%
Numbeo safety index for the city, or for its country when the city has no survey.
Health care, 15%
Numbeo health care index, city first, then country.
Climate, 10%
Numbeo climate index where surveyed, otherwise a comfort score from NASA climate normals.
Air quality, 10%
30-day mean US AQI on a 0-100 scale: 100 at AQI 25 or cleaner, 0 at 150 or worse.
Connectivity, 10%
Percentile of median fixed broadband download speed, city first, then country.
Cost, 10%
Cheaper places score higher: the percentile of the cost-of-living plus rent index, inverted.
Livability rank in Costa Rica
#10
Cheapest-city rank, worldwide
#1,190

What it costs

US dollars a month. Indices compare with New York, which is 100; changes are against the same month a year earlier.

Cost of living index
49.5
New York = 100, rent excluded
+9.6%in 12 months
Rent index
11.5
New York = 100
+12.0%in 12 months
Purchasing power
64.1
Net salary against costs, New York = 100
Net salary
$666
Average, after tax
One person
$1,187
$743 without rent
Family of four
$3,702
$2,925 without rent
Rent, one bedroom in the centre
$444
67% of a net salary
Price to income
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Years of income to buy a 90 mยฒ flat

Prices

55 everyday prices in US dollars, the median of this month's contributions, each against a base you choose.

Compare with

Differences are against New York; teal marks a price that is lower (or a salary that is higher).

Prices in Grecia, US dollars, compared with New York
ItemGreciaNew YorkDifference
Restaurants
Meal, inexpensive restaurant$10.55$25.00โˆ’58%
Meal for 2, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)$54.41$140โˆ’61%
McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent combo meal)$11.56$14.00โˆ’17%
Domestic beer (0.5 l, draught)$2.67$8.00โˆ’67%
Imported beer (0.33 l bottle, restaurant)$3.00$10.00โˆ’70%
Cappuccino (regular)$3.33$6.37โˆ’48%
Coke/Pepsi (0.33 l bottle)$1.78$3.80โˆ’53%
Water (0.33 l bottle)$1.92$2.89โˆ’34%
Markets
Milk (1 l)$2.00$1.36+47%
Loaf of fresh white bread (500g)$1.11$4.68โˆ’76%
Rice, white (1 kg)$2.49$6.97โˆ’64%
Eggs (12)$3.54$5.73โˆ’38%
Local cheese (1 kg)$6.66$17.38โˆ’62%
Chicken fillets (1 kg)$4.45$15.11โˆ’71%
Beef round (1 kg, or equivalent red meat)$14.18$17.77โˆ’20%
Apples (1 kg)$2.44$6.11โˆ’60%
Bananas (1 kg)$1.63$2.20โˆ’26%
Oranges (1 kg)$1.33$5.77โˆ’77%
Tomato (1 kg)$1.33$6.25โˆ’79%
Potato (1 kg)$1.78$3.47โˆ’49%
Onion (1 kg)$1.56$4.17โˆ’63%
Lettuce (1 head)$1.11$2.72โˆ’59%
Water (1.5 l bottle)$2.22$2.50โˆ’11%
Bottle of wine, mid-range$12.77$20.00โˆ’36%
Domestic beer (0.5 l bottle)$2.11$3.21โˆ’34%
Imported beer (0.33 l bottle)$1.56$3.96โˆ’61%
Cigarettes (20 pack, Marlboro)$6.00$19.00โˆ’68%
Transport
One-way ticket, local transport$1.88$3.00โˆ’38%
Monthly pass, regular priceโ€”$140โ€”
Taxi start, normal tariff$1.98$3.00โˆ’34%
Taxi, 1 km, normal tariff$1.61$2.18โˆ’26%
Taxi, 1 hour waiting, normal tariff$8.80$42.00โˆ’79%
Gasoline (1 l)$1.52$1.10+38%
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (or equivalent new car)$21,997$35,458โˆ’38%
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW (or equivalent new car)$35,035$25,309+38%
Utilities, per month
Basic utilities, 85mยฒ apartment (electricity, heating, cooling, water, garbage)โ€”โ€”โ€”
Mobile plan (calls + 10GB data)$27.33$73.50โˆ’63%
Internet (60 Mbps+, unlimited, cable/ADSL)$62.31$71.93โˆ’13%
Sports and leisure
Fitness club, monthly fee (1 adult)$50.33$126โˆ’60%
Tennis court rent (1 hour, weekend)$12.31$62.38โˆ’80%
Cinema, 1 seat, international release$7.77$23.00โˆ’66%
Childcare
Preschool, full day, private (monthly, 1 child)$992$3,366โˆ’71%
International primary school (yearly, 1 child)$17,242$60,589โˆ’72%
Clothing and shoes
1 pair of jeans (Levi's 501 or similar)$72.31$72.80โˆ’1%
1 summer dress, chain store (Zara, H&M)$56.45$53.22+6%
1 pair of Nike running shoes, mid-range$130$118+11%
1 pair of men's leather business shoes$133$125+7%
Rent, per month
Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre$444$4,417โˆ’90%
Apartment (1 bedroom) outside centre$635$3,033โˆ’79%
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre$777$9,242โˆ’92%
Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside centre$685$5,461โˆ’87%
Buying an apartment
Price per square meter, apartment in city centreโ€”$18,759โ€”
Price per square meter, apartment outside centreโ€”$6,523โ€”
Salary and financing
Average monthly net salary, after tax$666$5,178โˆ’87%
Mortgage interest rate, 20-year fixed rate (%)8.78%6.49%+2.3 pts

Three years of prices

Each line starts at 100 in its first month, so a rise in rent can be read against a rise in salary on the same scale. The core basket is twelve everyday prices. Hover for the actual values.

Show the monthly values
MonthCore basket indexRent, 1 bedroomNet salary
Sep 2026โ€”$444$666
Jul 2026โ€”โ€”โ€”
Nov 2025โ€”โ€”$598
Sep 2025โ€”$397$595
Jul 2025โ€”$395$593
May 2025โ€”$388$691
Apr 2025โ€”$382$791
Mar 2025โ€”$391$809
Feb 2025โ€”$382$791
Jan 2025โ€”$381$788
Dec 2024โ€”$381$787
Nov 2024โ€”$380$787
Oct 2024โ€”$378$782
Sep 2024โ€”$373$771
Aug 2024โ€”$365$755
Jul 2024โ€”$370$765
Jun 2024โ€”$372$769
May 2024โ€”$385$797
Apr 2024โ€”$383$793
Jan 2024โ€”$371$768
Oct 2023โ€”$361$747

Safety

Numbeo crime survey. Both indices run 0 to 100; they are two sides of the same answers.

Country-level: the livability score uses Costa Rica's safety figure

No crime survey has been published for Grecia yet.

Quality of life

Numbeo's published indices for Grecia. Listed as Numbeo computes them, next to this index's own figures above.

Numbeo has not ranked Grecia on quality of life.

Climate

Monthly means from NASA POWER climate normals. Temperature bands use the same scale on every city page.

No monthly climate normals for Grecia yet.

Annual mean
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Warmest month
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Coldest month
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Rain a year
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HumidityRelative, annual mean
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SunshineSolar energy per day
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Clear-sky daysA year
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Comfort score0-100, 100 at 14-22 ยฐC
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Air, internet and housing

The last 30 days of air, the latest month of broadband tests, and the property survey.

Air

Country-level estimate

No air-quality readings for Grecia.

Internet

Costa Rica median; city not listed
182Mbps download, fixed broadband, median
Upload
111Mbps, fixed
Latency
5ms, fixed
Mobile download
71Mbps
Mobile latency
20ms

Speedtest Global Index, Aug 2026.

Housing

No property survey for Grecia yet.

Cities like Grecia

In other countries, with the closest livability score and cost of living index.

About these numbers

What the figures on this page rest on.

Confidence
Medium confidence
Contributors
8Numbeo price survey
Latest prices
Sep 20262 readings that month
Months with prices
3 of 12Last 12 months
Items priced
93%2 basket items from the country median
Location
Not matched to coordinates yet
Index rebuilt
24 Sept 2026

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