Why Do Products Cost More in Costa Rica 🇨🇷 Than 🇺🇸

#costarica #expat #costofliving

Why do some products like Walmart shopping or eating at American fast food chains cost more in Costa Rica for the exact same products that you can get in the United States of America, USA? This seems counterintuitive. Isn't the point of Costa Rica that it has a better cost of living? Isn't labor and real estate less expensive? Shouldn't this make products cheaper in Costa Rica? What gives?

1 July 2024

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