Costa Rica
Compared with Italy, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Italy = 1×
Costa Rica
vs
Italy
Overall verdict
Costa Rica is about 0.53× Italy.
Average across 2 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Italy = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Italy. 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 Italy
Italy = 1×
Costa Rica is pricier →
Italy
Italy = 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 Italy — 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 ×0.75Costa Rica
€1.47
USD 1.668Italy
€1.95
USD 2.22
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.63Costa Rica
€1.32
USD 1.507Italy
€2.11
USD 2.407
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.41Costa Rica
€0.15
USD 0.17Italy
€0.36
USD 0.414
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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