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Costa Rica vs Turkey: average wage in 2022
In 2022 the average full-time gross wage in Costa Rica was €1,624 a month, against €886 in Turkey. In euros, that puts Turkey at 55% of this level, and at 88% once price levels are taken into account.
Source: OECD, average annual wages · Eurostat exchange rates · Checked: 12 October 2026
Costa Rica
2022
€1,624
gross, per month
- Per year
- €19,484
- National currency, per month
- CRC 1,102,325
- Purchasing power (PPP $, 2025 prices)
- $3,480
Turkey
2022
€886
gross, per month
- Per year
- €10,631
- In lira, per month
- ₺15,423
- Purchasing power (PPP $, 2025 prices)
- $3,065
The gap
In euros
55% Turkey as a share of the level in Costa Rica
Once price levels are taken into account
88% Turkey as a share of the level in Costa Rica
Costa Rica and Turkey over time
- Costa Rica
- Turkey
- Median of countries
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| Period | Costa Rica | Turkey | Median of countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | €1,602 | €852 | €2,618 |
| 2021 | €1,485 | €821 | €2,735 |
| 2022 | €1,624 | €886 | €2,799 |
| 2023 | €2,000 | €1,274 | €2,746 |
| 2024 | not published | €1,740 | €2,945 |
- Costa Rica
- Turkey
- Median of countries
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| Period | Costa Rica | Turkey | Median of countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3,867 | $2,993 | $4,708 |
| 2021 | $3,777 | $3,116 | $4,906 |
| 2022 | $3,480 | $3,065 | $4,771 |
| 2023 | $3,703 | $4,010 | $4,811 |
| 2024 | not published | $4,773 | $5,007 |
Every country, 2022
Average gross wage per month, in euros, highest first.
- 1Switzerland€7,786
- 2Luxembourg€6,206
- 3United States€6,097
- 4Denmark€5,352
- 5Norway€5,234
- 6Australia€5,124
- 7Canada€4,736
- 8Ireland€4,544
- 9Belgium€4,441
- 10Israel€4,439
- 11Netherlands€4,342
- 12New Zealand€4,210
- 13Austria€4,104
- 14Finland€3,945
- 15United Kingdom€3,919
- 16Germany€3,909
- 17Sweden€3,831
- 18France€3,388
- 19South Korea€2,950
- 20Japan€2,923
- 21Italy€2,676
- 22Spain€2,577
- 23Slovenia€2,499
- 24Lithuania€2,020
- 25Estonia€1,888
- 26Czechia€1,772
- 27Portugal€1,755
- 28Latvia€1,630
- 29Costa Rica€1,624
- 30Chile€1,518
- 31Croatia€1,463
- 32Slovakia€1,434
- 33Greece€1,390
- 34Poland€1,288
- 35Romania€1,248
- 36Hungary€1,201
- 37Bulgaria€982
- 38Turkey€886
- 39Mexico€885
- 40Colombia€760
How to read these numbers
- All figures are gross: before income tax and employee social security contributions.
- The OECD average wage is the mean annual wage of full-time equivalent employees; we divide it by 12. It is a mean, which high earners pull up, rather than a median.
- Euro figures use Eurostat's average exchange rate for each year, so the gap also moves with the exchange rate.
- Bulgarian lev figures use the fixed euro conversion rate of 1.95583.
- Purchasing power figures are OECD wages in US dollars at purchasing power parity and constant 2025 prices. They compare living standards; they are not cash dollars.