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Hong Kong vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 55.1% more expensive than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.9% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 29.8% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 34.9% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.4% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 14.0% more in Hong Kong

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Costa Rica. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Costa Rica, you would:

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pay 27.9% less for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 CRC4,903.80	$7.91 HK$61.49	-19.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 CRC4,784.86	$6.43 HK$50.00	-32.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CRC1,004.72	$1.39 HK$10.81	-30.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 CRC788.88	$1.11 HK$8.65	-29.2%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 29.8% more for groceries

	Costa Rica	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 CRC1,274.85	$2.19 HK$17.04	-13.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 CRC2,259.32	$12.44 HK$96.77	+176.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 CRC3,776.08	$11.75 HK$91.39	+56.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 CRC1,403.02	$3.52 HK$27.35	+25.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 CRC1,920.95	$4.85 HK$37.73	+26.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 CRC895.29	$1.57 HK$12.18	-12.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CRC308.66	$1.09 HK$8.45	+76.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 CRC826.83	$1.62 HK$12.62	-1.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 CRC623.36	$1.39 HK$10.78	+11.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 CRC641.31	$1.10 HK$8.55	-13.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 CRC552.35	$1.06 HK$8.24	-3.7%
Average			+29.8%

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pay 34.9% more for transportation

	Costa Rica	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.47 CRC2,745.21	$11.90 HK$92.55	+117.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.59 CRC27,397.11	$67.49 HK$524.95	+23.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,444.91 CRC18,291,089.80	$38,564.70 HK$299,973.62	+5.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.68 CRC7,868.95	$14.53 HK$112.99	-7.4%
Average			+34.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Costa Rica	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.17 CRC24,679.66	$22.19 HK$172.61	-54.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$805.28 CRC404,155.09	$2,349.29 HK$18,273.81	+191.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.89 CRC278,990.50	$1,688.04 HK$13,130.31	+203.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.57 CRC31,904.63	$177.52 HK$1,380.87	+179.3%
Average			+129.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Costa Rica	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$517.09 CRC259,516.56	$1,038.61 HK$8,078.77	+100.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,552.94 CRC4,794,461.34	$22,248.89 HK$173,061.85	+132.9%
Average			+116.9%

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pay 88.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 CRC1,298.10	$6.48 HK$50.43	+150.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.84 CRC1,926.61	$5.23 HK$40.68	+36.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.70 CRC2,358.57	$13.11 HK$101.99	+179.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.68 CRC29,450.30	$79.18 HK$615.86	+34.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.11 CRC4,570.63	$12.85 HK$99.99	+41.2%
Average			+88.4%

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pay 14.0% more for clothing

	Costa Rica	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.22 CRC29,217.75	$74.06 HK$576.09	+27.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.70 CRC22,435.33	$42.18 HK$328.07	-5.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.79 CRC56,608.05	$91.97 HK$715.42	-18.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.41 CRC46,879.36	$142.80 HK$1,110.73	+52.9%
Average			+14.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: November 2025

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