Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 58.2% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 43.1% more for restaurants
Hungary
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
Ft2,725.43
|
$9.42
₡4,718
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
Ft2,119.16
|
$8.16
₡4,090
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
Ft436.07
|
$1.73
₡865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Ft357.93
|
$1.50
₡754
|
|
pay 65.9% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
Ft418.55
|
$1.87
₡938
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
Ft1,875.05
|
$4.15
₡2,080
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ft1,285.22
|
$6.45
₡3,233
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
Ft841.90
|
$2.63
₡1,319
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
Ft800.43
|
$3.92
₡1,963
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
Ft236.06
|
$1.85
₡926
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
Ft240.53
|
$0.66
₡331
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
Ft255.89
|
$1.26
₡630
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
Ft513.43
|
$0.97
₡484
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft164.21
|
$0.92
₡463
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.70
|
$1.08
₡542
|
|
pay 33.0% more for transportation
Hungary
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Ft2,025.74
|
$5.58
₡2,798
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
Ft8,915.99
|
$44.09
₡22,092
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
Ft8,112,556.78
|
$25,829.98
₡12,943,429
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
Ft3,832.70
|
$13.39
₡6,708
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Hungary
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
Ft5,050.02
|
$53.15
₡26,632
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
Ft132,012.32
|
$813.71
₡407,752
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
Ft103,773.16
|
$522.16
₡261,657
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
Ft40,920.24
|
$64.83
₡32,486
|
|
pay 75.3% more for childcare
Hungary
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
Ft80,777.44
|
$366.72
₡183,762
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
Ft1,691,471.18
|
$8,358.53
₡4,188,466
|
|
pay 42.1% more for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
Ft584.24
|
$2.88
₡1,444
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
Ft631.90
|
$2.93
₡1,466
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
Ft2,083.17
|
$4.48
₡2,246
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
Ft13,644.21
|
$55.95
₡28,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
Ft2,118.62
|
$7.18
₡3,597
|
|
pay 32.3% more for clothing
Hungary
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
Ft21,418.20
|
$66.61
₡33,377
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
Ft9,795.83
|
$44.99
₡22,547
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
Ft26,825.33
|
$101.09
₡50,658
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
Ft27,312.27
|
$77.50
₡38,835
|
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