Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 61.4% more expensive than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 23.3% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
$8.84
HK$69.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
$5.77
HK$45.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
|
pay 49.9% more for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
$2.29
HK$17.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
$14.28
HK$111.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
$12.15
HK$94.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
$4.01
HK$31.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
$4.49
HK$35.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
$1.47
HK$11.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
|
pay 38.0% more for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
$64.07
HK$500.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
$33,292.33
HK$260,174.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
$13.71
HK$107.15
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Costa Rica
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
$22.03
HK$172.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,164.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,631.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
$196.11
HK$1,532.60
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
$929.71
HK$7,265.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
$21,637.45
HK$169,093.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
$7.69
HK$60.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
$5.31
HK$41.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
$86.33
HK$674.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
$76.24
HK$595.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
$41.17
HK$321.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
$91.44
HK$714.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
$135.10
HK$1,055.82
|
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