Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 10.6 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 15.3% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
|
pay 21.3% more for groceries
Tonga
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Tonga
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
|
pay 67.7% less for housing
Tonga
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
|
pay 60.9 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
|
pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
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