Costa Rica

Compared with New Zealand, using real observed prices.

Baseline: New Zealand = 1×

Costa Rica vs

New Zealand

Overall verdict

Costa Rica is about 0.99× New Zealand.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs New Zealand = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is New Zealand. 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

New Zealand New Zealand = 1×

Costa Rica is pricier →

🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.22
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.99
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×0.80

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Costa Rica, Big Mac costs 1.2× what it does in New Zealand — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Big Mac 1 burger ×1.22

Costa Rica NZD 10.52 CRC 2,990

New Zealand NZD 8.60 NZD 8.6

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.07

Costa Rica NZD 2.66 USD 1.507

New Zealand NZD 2.49 USD 1.415

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.93

Costa Rica NZD 2.94 USD 1.668

New Zealand NZD 3.17 USD 1.797

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.80

Costa Rica NZD 0.29 USD 0.17

New Zealand NZD 0.37 USD 0.212

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com