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Costa Rica vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 16.0% cheaper than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.3% more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 13.1% less in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 17.7% less in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 18.9% less in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 53.7% less in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.2% less in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 6.8% less in Costa Rica

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.3% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$9.77 CRC4,857.39	+23.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$9.53 CRC4,739.57	+48.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.00 CRC995.21	+44.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.57 CRC781.41	+41.3%
Average			+39.3%

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pay 13.1% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$2.54 CRC1,262.79	+15.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.86	$4.50 CRC2,237.94	-63.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$7.52 CRC3,740.34	-36.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$2.80 CRC1,389.74	-20.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$3.83 CRC1,902.77	-21.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.78 CRC886.81	+13.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.62 CRC305.74	-43.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$1.65 CRC819.01	+1.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$1.24 CRC617.46	-10.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$1.28 CRC635.24	+16.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$1.10 CRC547.12	+3.9%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 17.7% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$5.47 CRC2,719.23	-54.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.40	$54.59 CRC27,137.81	-19.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	$36,444.91 CRC18,117,972.89	-5.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.09	$15.68 CRC7,794.48	+7.9%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 18.9% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$49.17 CRC24,446.08	+121.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	$805.28 CRC400,329.95	-65.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	$555.89 CRC276,349.98	-67.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	$63.57 CRC31,602.67	-64.2%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 53.7% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	$517.09 CRC257,060.35	-50.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	$9,552.94 CRC4,749,083.93	-57.1%
Average			-53.7%

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pay 41.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$2.59 CRC1,285.81	-60.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.72	$3.84 CRC1,908.38	-26.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$4.70 CRC2,336.25	-64.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.38	$58.68 CRC29,171.56	-25.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.08	$9.11 CRC4,527.37	-29.2%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 6.8% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.58	$58.22 CRC28,941.22	-21.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$44.70 CRC22,222.99	+6.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.02	$112.79 CRC56,072.28	+22.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	$93.41 CRC46,435.67	-34.6%
Average			-6.8%

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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: December 2025

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