Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 49.1% more expensive than Honduras.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 48.9% more for restaurants
Honduras
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.31
HNL180.11
|
$9.05
CRC4,631.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
HNL179.80
|
$8.98
CRC4,595.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HNL27.84
|
$1.93
CRC987.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
HNL20.54
|
$1.48
CRC759.77
|
|
pay 33.0% more for groceries
Honduras
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
HNL51.90
|
$2.46
CRC1,256.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
HNL100.28
|
$3.95
CRC2,023.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
HNL127.86
|
$6.91
CRC3,537.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
HNL58.13
|
$3.22
CRC1,645.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
HNL51.29
|
$4.09
CRC2,094.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
HNL36.88
|
$1.97
CRC1,006.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HNL17.02
|
$0.62
CRC317.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
HNL25.94
|
$1.08
CRC552.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
HNL16.40
|
$1.17
CRC598.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
HNL18.43
|
$1.09
CRC557.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
HNL18.84
|
$1.06
CRC541.31
|
|
pay 14.1% more for transportation
Honduras
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
HNL105.45
|
$5.70
CRC2,914.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.07
HNL814.64
|
$45.78
CRC23,426.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,076.54
HNL617,644.10
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,578,188.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.08
HNL543.84
|
$14.02
CRC7,174.26
|
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Honduras
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.27
HNL1,780.02
|
$45.97
CRC23,523.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.77
HNL13,319.25
|
$731.28
CRC374,231.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.16
HNL9,659.03
|
$520.21
CRC266,219.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.18
HNL2,295.12
|
$63.96
CRC32,729.71
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Honduras
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.03
HNL6,650.99
|
$476.14
CRC243,663.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,821.39
HNL94,122.23
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,074,589.86
|
|
pay 34.9% more for entertainment and sports
Honduras
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
HNL50.10
|
$2.97
CRC1,518.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
HNL65.24
|
$3.43
CRC1,756.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
HNL64.51
|
$4.33
CRC2,215.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.64
HNL1,148.88
|
$56.36
CRC28,843.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.61
HNL162.80
|
$7.46
CRC3,815.77
|
|
pay 45.7% more for clothing
Honduras
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.83
HNL980.95
|
$71.44
CRC36,557.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.27
HNL794.87
|
$46.89
CRC23,997.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.88
HNL1,844.33
|
$105.63
CRC54,054.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.37
HNL2,004.13
|
$95.19
CRC48,712.81
|
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