Villa Quetzal

Villa Quetzal

Friday, August 12, 2011

If you are looking for a place with a lower cost of living, "Check This Out"

We have been living in Costa Rica for the last 6 years and going through all this economic turmoil, sometimes is difficult to have a clear picture of how we are in relationship of other countries Cost of Living.
So, I decided to do a little research and find out if our decision of choosing Costa Rica as our Retirement Home was still that little corner of paradise we dreamed of.
After surfing for information, to my delight I found that Costa Rica is still a great country with a low Cost of Living and a lot of interesting benefit that I would like to share with you in my next post.

The web site where I found this information is:


This information seems to be as reliable as the information on the surveys from Mercer LLC, Consulting Group and The World Factbook, which makes me feel that the Information I am sharing with you is accurate.

Country
United States
Canada
France
Germany


Consumer Price
13.71%

Higher
38.57%

Higher
60.20%

Higher
36.47%

Higher
Than
COSTA RICA
Consumer Price including Rent
21.10%

Higher
43.14%

Higher
60.20%

Higher
37.46%

Higher
Than
COSTA RICA
Rent Prices
53.30%

Higher
63.63%

Higher
66.24%

Higher
41.91%

Higher
Than
COSTA RICA
Restaurant Prices
20.71%

Higher
52.82%

Higher
104.10%

Higher
52.91%

Higher
Than
COSTA RICA
Groceries Prices
9.43%

Lower
26.03%

Higher
13.01%

Higher
0.53%

Higher
Than
COSTA RICA
Local Purchasing Power
110.62%

Higher
96.51%

Higher
61.68%

Higher
111.63%

Higher
Than
COSTA RICA

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In the past 18 months, 169711 prices in 1725 cities entered by 16594 different contributors (information updated 2011-08-11)