Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 6.7% more expensive than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 31.6% more for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.42
CRC4,725.83
|
$24.25
TOP58.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.16
CRC4,096.63
|
$8.00
TOP19.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
CRC866.86
|
$1.60
TOP3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC755.26
|
$1.18
TOP2.84
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
CRC939.19
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
CRC2,083.58
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CRC3,238.39
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
CRC1,320.75
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
CRC1,966.37
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
CRC927.27
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CRC331.90
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
CRC630.60
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
CRC484.41
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
CRC463.81
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC542.51
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
CRC2,802.46
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.09
CRC22,128.29
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,829.98
CRC12,964,398.64
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.39
CRC6,718.68
|
?? |
pay 23.4% less for housing
Costa Rica
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.15
CRC26,674.92
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$813.71
CRC408,412.32
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.16
CRC262,081.11
|
$399.81
TOP965.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.83
CRC32,538.73
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.72
CRC184,060.07
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,358.53
CRC4,195,251.65
|
?? |
pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
CRC1,446.23
|
$4.26
TOP10.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CRC1,468.31
|
$2.19
TOP5.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.48
CRC2,249.97
|
$7.68
TOP18.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.95
CRC28,082.48
|
$29.85
TOP72.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.18
CRC3,602.87
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.61
CRC33,430.69
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
CRC22,583.29
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.09
CRC50,739.84
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.50
CRC38,897.58
|
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