Canada
Compared with Costa Rica, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Costa Rica = 1×
Canada
vs
Costa Rica
Overall verdict
Canada is about 0.85× Costa Rica.
Average across 3 categories, 7 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 Canada 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×
Canada is pricier →
Costa Rica
Costa Rica = 1×
Canada is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Canada, Diesel 1L costs 1.0× what it does in Costa Rica — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.7×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.02Canada
CRC 762.30
USD 1.54Costa Rica
CRC 745.96
USD 1.507
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.92Canada
CRC 2,744
CAD 7.7Costa Rica
CRC 2,990
CRC 2,990
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.85Canada
CRC 705.87
USD 1.426Costa Rica
CRC 825.66
USD 1.668
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.72Canada
CRC 60.89
USD 0.123Costa Rica
CRC 84.15
USD 0.17
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+14%
in CAD
6.77 → 7.7
6.77 → 7.7
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-16%
in CRC
It rose 14% in local currency, but -16% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Canada's inflation.
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