Costa Rica
Compared with South Korea, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
South Korea = 1×
Costa Rica
vs
South Korea
Overall verdict
Costa Rica is about 1.34× South Korea.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs South Korea = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is South Korea. 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 South Korea
South Korea = 1×
Costa Rica is pricier →
South Korea
South Korea = 1×
Costa Rica is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Costa Rica, Big Mac costs 1.6× what it does in South Korea — but Diesel 1L costs only 1.1×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.61Costa Rica
₩8,878
CRC 2,990South Korea
₩5,500
KRW 5,500
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.34Costa Rica
₩256
USD 0.17South Korea
₩191
USD 0.127
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.17Costa Rica
₩2,599
USD 1.668South Korea
₩2,223
USD 1.427
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.07Costa Rica
₩2,348
USD 1.507South Korea
₩2,205
USD 1.415
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
+101%
in KRW
It rose 26% in local currency, but 101% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Costa Rica's inflation.
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