Your USD goes less far in Costa Rica

−10.0% less far

$2,000 now goes as far as $1,800.41 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 907,840 CRC

That is 100,640 CRC less than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $221.71 today.

CRC per 1 USD Then 504.2 · Today 453.9

1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in Costa Rica

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

47,000 CRC a night

2 fewer nights

Costs you today: $103.54
Cost you 1 year ago: $93.21

Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

81,000 CRC a night

1 fewer night

Costs you today: $178.45
Cost you 1 year ago: $160.64

Eat Big Mac price

Fast-food meal

3,150 CRC a Big Mac

31 fewer Big Macs

Costs you today: $6.94
Cost you 1 year ago: $6.25

Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

28,000 CRC a dinner

3 fewer dinners

Costs you today: $61.68
Cost you 1 year ago: $55.53

Do Estimate

Museum entry

9,100 CRC a ticket

11 fewer tickets

Costs you today: $20.05
Cost you 1 year ago: $18.05

Do Estimate

Guided day tour

44,000 CRC a tour

2 fewer tours

Costs you today: $96.93
Cost you 1 year ago: $87.26

Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

14,000 CRC a ride

7 fewer rides

Costs you today: $30.84
Cost you 1 year ago: $27.76

Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

12,000 CRC a ticket

8 fewer tickets

Costs you today: $26.44
Cost you 1 year ago: $23.80

Rate history

CRC per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

Rate 1 year ago

A price of	Costs you today	Cost you 1 year ago
5,000 CRC	$11.02	$9.92
20,000 CRC	$44.06	$39.66
100,000 CRC	$220.30	$198.32
500,000 CRC	$1,101.52	$991.59

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates)