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Costa Rica vs Turkey: average wage in 2023
In 2023 the average full-time gross wage in Costa Rica was €2,000 a month, against €1,274 in Turkey. In euros, that puts Turkey at 64% of this level, and at 108% once price levels are taken into account.
Source: OECD, average annual wages · Eurostat exchange rates · Checked: 12 October 2026
Costa Rica
2023
€2,000
gross, per month
- Per year
- €23,995
- National currency, per month
- CRC 1,173,125
- Purchasing power (PPP $, 2025 prices)
- $3,703
Turkey
2023
€1,274
gross, per month
- Per year
- €15,288
- In lira, per month
- ₺32,818
- Purchasing power (PPP $, 2025 prices)
- $4,010
The gap
In euros
64% Turkey as a share of the level in Costa Rica
Once price levels are taken into account
108% 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, 2023
Average gross wage per month, in euros, highest first.
- 1Switzerland€8,174
- 2Luxembourg€6,683
- 3United States€6,137
- 4Denmark€5,580
- 5Australia€4,986
- 6Ireland€4,903
- 7Norway€4,877
- 8Belgium€4,789
- 9Netherlands€4,625
- 10Canada€4,591
- 11Austria€4,400
- 12Germany€4,163
- 13New Zealand€4,127
- 14Israel€4,093
- 15United Kingdom€4,075
- 16Finland€4,059
- 17Sweden€3,683
- 18France€3,537
- 19South Korea€2,960
- 20Slovenia€2,747
- 21Italy€2,746
- 22Spain€2,690
- 23Japan€2,682
- 24Lithuania€2,262
- 25Estonia€2,054
- 26Costa Rica€2,000
- 27Czechia€1,946
- 28Portugal€1,926
- 29Latvia€1,755
- 30Chile€1,668
- 31Croatia€1,642
- 32Slovakia€1,579
- 33Poland€1,519
- 34Romania€1,471
- 35Greece€1,438
- 36Hungary€1,420
- 37Turkey€1,274
- 38Bulgaria€1,105
- 39Mexico€1,060
- 40Colombia€794
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.