Belgium
Compared with Costa Rica, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Costa Rica = 1×
Belgium
vs
Costa Rica
Overall verdict
Belgium is about 1.84× Costa Rica.
Average across 2 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Costa Rica = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Costa Rica. A bar running right means Belgium is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than Costa Rica
Costa Rica = 1×
Belgium is pricier →
Costa Rica
Costa Rica = 1×
Belgium is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Belgium, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.4× what it does in Costa Rica — but Gasoline 1L costs only 1.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.39Belgium
CRC 200.97
USD 0.406Costa Rica
CRC 84.15
USD 0.17
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.57Belgium
CRC 1,168
USD 2.36Costa Rica
CRC 745.96
USD 1.507
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.27Belgium
CRC 1,051
USD 2.123Costa Rica
CRC 825.66
USD 1.668
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