Costa Rica
Compared with Belgium, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Belgium = 1×
Costa Rica
vs
Belgium
Overall verdict
Costa Rica is about 0.54× Belgium.
Average across 2 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Belgium = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Belgium. A bar running right means Costa Rica 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 Belgium
Belgium = 1×
Costa Rica is pricier →
Belgium
Belgium = 1×
Costa Rica is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Costa Rica, Gasoline 1L costs 0.8× what it does in Belgium — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.79Costa Rica
€1.47
USD 1.668Belgium
€1.87
USD 2.123
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.64Costa Rica
€1.32
USD 1.507Belgium
€2.07
USD 2.36
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.42Costa Rica
€0.15
USD 0.17Belgium
€0.35
USD 0.406
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+26%
in CRC
2370 → 2990
2370 → 2990
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+61%
in EUR
It rose 26% in local currency, but 61% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Costa Rica's inflation.
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