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Costa Rica: monthly basic food basket · CRC per person

National basic food basket: monthly per-person cost and seventeen food groups since January 2011. Current Costa Rican colones.

Oct 8, 2026

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Between Jan 2011 and Jun 2026, the series increased 36.6% (40,266 → 55,011). The largest point-to-point change was +2,963, from Jun 2022 to Jul 2022.

35,00042,50050,00057,50065,000Latest change +0.1%Jan 2011: 40,266Feb 2011: 39,874Mar 2011: 39,585Apr 2011: 39,103May 2011: 39,136Jun 2011: 39,187Jul 2011: 39,428Aug 2011: 39,847Sep 2011: 39,356Oct 2011: 39,904Nov 2011: 40,412Dec 2011: 42,011Jan 2012: 41,029Feb 2012: 40,937Mar 2012: 40,889Apr 2012: 41,025May 2012: 41,382Jun 2012: 41,602Jul 2012: 41,412Aug 2012: 41,454Sep 2012: 41,122Oct 2012: 41,033Nov 2012: 41,390Dec 2012: 42,076Jan 2013: 42,493Feb 2013: 43,137Mar 2013: 42,759Apr 2013: 42,629May 2013: 42,624Jun 2013: 42,370Jul 2013: 42,796Aug 2013: 42,842Sep 2013: 42,652Oct 2013: 42,825Nov 2013: 43,421Dec 2013: 43,468Jan 2014: 43,426Feb 2014: 43,045Mar 2014: 43,127Apr 2014: 43,664May 2014: 44,264Jun 2014: 44,717Jul 2014: 45,116Aug 2014: 45,841Sep 2014: 45,517Oct 2014: 45,367Nov 2014: 46,420Dec 2014: 46,519Jan 2015: 46,763Feb 2015: 46,888Mar 2015: 46,677Apr 2015: 46,661May 2015: 45,778Jun 2015: 45,860Jul 2015: 45,613Aug 2015: 45,679Sep 2015: 45,571Oct 2015: 45,546Nov 2015: 45,984Dec 2015: 46,532Jan 2016: 47,320Feb 2016: 46,472Mar 2016: 45,698Apr 2016: 45,755May 2016: 45,673Jun 2016: 45,356Jul 2016: 45,919Aug 2016: 45,806Sep 2016: 44,533Oct 2016: 44,338Nov 2016: 44,581Dec 2016: 45,764Jan 2017: 46,877Feb 2017: 46,741Mar 2017: 45,863Apr 2017: 45,538May 2017: 45,430Jun 2017: 46,005Jul 2017: 46,976Aug 2017: 46,300Sep 2017: 45,981Oct 2017: 46,435Nov 2017: 46,986Dec 2017: 47,657Jan 2018: 48,055Feb 2018: 47,616Mar 2018: 47,631Apr 2018: 47,253May 2018: 46,844Jun 2018: 46,746Jul 2018: 47,060Aug 2018: 47,052Sep 2018: 46,928Oct 2018: 46,851Nov 2018: 47,141Dec 2018: 47,562Jan 2019: 47,382Feb 2019: 46,874Mar 2019: 46,802Apr 2019: 46,832May 2019: 46,970Jun 2019: 47,370Jul 2019: 48,463Aug 2019: 48,211Sep 2019: 47,827Oct 2019: 47,718Nov 2019: 48,121Dec 2019: 47,788Jan 2020: 47,084Feb 2020: 47,266Mar 2020: 47,691Apr 2020: 47,198May 2020: 46,980Jun 2020: 47,085Jul 2020: 47,563Aug 2020: 47,869Sep 2020: 47,441Oct 2020: 47,743Nov 2020: 48,458Dec 2020: 49,924Jan 2021: 50,182Feb 2021: 48,923Mar 2021: 48,092Apr 2021: 47,583May 2021: 47,488Jun 2021: 48,084Jul 2021: 48,039Aug 2021: 48,495Sep 2021: 48,868Oct 2021: 49,419Nov 2021: 50,249Dec 2021: 51,324Jan 2022: 51,543Feb 2022: 52,270Mar 2022: 52,519Apr 2022: 53,206May 2022: 54,189Jun 2022: 55,988Jul 2022: 58,951Aug 2022: 60,173Sep 2022: 59,783Oct 2022: 60,470Nov 2022: 60,956Dec 2022: 61,634Jan 2023: 61,572Feb 2023: 60,450Mar 2023: 59,697Apr 2023: 59,141May 2023: 58,887Jun 2023: 58,546Jul 2023: 58,390Aug 2023: 58,591Sep 2023: 57,504Oct 2023: 57,584Nov 2023: 56,833Dec 2023: 57,698Jan 2024: 57,833Feb 2024: 57,365Mar 2024: 57,317Apr 2024: 58,014May 2024: 57,337Jun 2024: 56,956Jul 2024: 57,232Aug 2024: 57,923Sep 2024: 56,916Oct 2024: 56,332Nov 2024: 57,269Dec 2024: 59,282Jan 2025: 61,998Feb 2025: 62,173Mar 2025: 61,038Apr 2025: 58,954May 2025: 57,510Jun 2025: 57,459Jul 2025: 56,810Aug 2025: 56,536Sep 2025: 56,175Oct 2025: 56,293Nov 2025: 56,450Dec 2025: 56,904Jan 2026: 55,999Feb 2026: 55,590Mar 2026: 55,859Apr 2026: 56,125May 2026: 54,934Jun 2026: 55,01155,011Jan 2011Nov 2014Oct 2018Aug 2022Jun 2026
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Query scope
1 filter · 16 partitionsIndicator key: basket_total

Source and scope

Food basket: monthly cost by product group

Costa Rica · Macro indicators

CBA 2011 series based on ENIGH 2004, distinct from newer methods. Per-person monthly costs, not household spending or observed consumption. Do not add totals to components or across months.