Currency and prices

Costa Rica

Currency: Costa Rican colón (CRC). 1 EUR = 511.14 CRC, rate of 21 October 2026.

Costa Rican colón ₡

ISO 4217 code: CRC · 188
Subunit: céntimo (1/100)

CRC exchange rate

Currency	1 CRC =	per unit
EUR euro	0.001956 EUR	1 EUR = 511.14 CRC
USD US dollar	0.002181 USD	1 USD = 458.42 CRC
GBP pound sterling	0.001637 GBP	1 GBP = 610.99 CRC
PLN Polish złoty	0.008612 PLN	1 PLN = 116.12 CRC
CHF Swiss franc	0.001808 CHF	1 CHF = 553.24 CRC
JPY Japanese yen	0.3443 JPY	1 JPY = 2.9047 CRC
CNY Chinese yuan (renminbi)	0.01454 CNY	1 CNY = 68.7541 CRC

CRC rate: NBP (table B), 21 October 2026. Rates against other currencies are calculated via the euro. Source: NBP (www.nbp.pl) – mid rate in złoty; the rate to the euro and to other currencies is our calculation (via the EUR rate from NBP table A), not a rate published by the NBP. NBP table B is published once a week, on Wednesdays.

What things cost: Costa Rica

in the source currency and in USD

Product	Price	USD	Rank	Data
Big Mac 1 burger	3,150 CRC	7.00 USD	45 of 74 from cheapest	The Economist, July 2026
Healthy diet 1 person, 1 day	1,608 CRC	3.19 USD	121 of 156 from cheapest	World Bank, 2025
Price level USA = 100	62		134 of 205 from cheapest	World Bank, 2025

Exchange rate in recent months

Converter

Amount From To 0.22 USD 1 CRC = 0.002181 USD

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