Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) — Value — July 2026 in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) — Value — July 2026 was 1,608 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2025. ▲ Rising
Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) — Value — July 2026 in Costa Rica, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in Int$ (PPP) per person per day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 in Costa Rica is 1,608 Int$ (PPP) per person per day, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 in Costa Rica peaked at 1,608 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,279 Int$ (PPP) per person per day, in 2017.
That places Costa Rica 23rd out of 160 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) — Value — July 2026 in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Int$ (PPP) per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,279 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | — |
| 2018 | 1,299 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1,310 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,316 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,345 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1,551 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 1,606 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 1,588 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 1,608 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +1.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1,608 Int$ (PPP) per person per day is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.76 Int$ (PPP) per person per day, 337.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1,608 Int$ (PPP) per person per day is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.76 Int$ (PPP) per person per day, 90.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,296 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 1,279 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 1,310 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,502 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 1,316 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 1,608 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 20 South Sudan 2,071 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
- 21 Angola 1,886 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
- 22 Rwanda 1,706 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
- 24 Nigeria 1,513 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
- 25 Comoros 1,389 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
- 26 Gabon 1,343 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 466.29 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 90.49 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 in Costa Rica?
- Cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 in Costa Rica was 1,608 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,608 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2025.
- What is the lowest cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,279 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2017.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicators on the cost and affordability of a healthy diet (CoAHD) are estimated in each country and show the population’s physical and economic access to least expensive locally available foods to meet requirements for a healthy diet, as defined in food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs). The indicators use observed retail food consumer prices and income distributions to provide an operational measure of people’s access to locally available foods in the proportions needed for health. These indicators support efforts within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030 (SDG 2). They also support the monitoring of progress towards the objective of transforming agrifood systems by promoting “nutrition-sensitive agriculture”. FAO, in partnership with the Food Price for Nutrition of the World Bank, produces and reports the CoAHD indicators.