Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 26.8% more expensive than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 23.9% more for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
CRC4,671.69
|
$8.44
TOP20.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
CRC4,635.06
|
$9.27
TOP22.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CRC996.12
|
$2.67
TOP6.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CRC766.28
|
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
CRC1,267.28
|
$1.03
TOP2.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
CRC2,040.62
|
$4.15
TOP9.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
CRC3,568.06
|
$6.01
TOP14.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CRC1,659.47
|
$5.06
TOP12.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
CRC2,112.47
|
$2.71
TOP6.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
CRC1,015.37
|
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC320.06
|
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC557.66
|
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CRC603.27
|
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC562.00
|
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CRC545.95
|
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
CRC2,939.60
|
$4.79
TOP11.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.78
CRC23,627.37
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,441.08
CRC15,711,679.65
|
$5,904.72
TOP14,015.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.02
CRC7,235.74
|
$70.65
TOP167.69
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.97
CRC23,724.64
|
$126.53
TOP300.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.28
CRC377,438.28
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.21
CRC268,500.67
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.96
CRC33,010.18
|
$225.77
TOP535.90
|
|
pay 88.0% less for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.14
CRC245,750.98
|
$109.66
TOP260.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,916.17
CRC5,118,074.51
|
$84.35
TOP200.23
|
|
pay 17.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
CRC1,531.48
|
$3.37
TOP8.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CRC1,771.17
|
$2.95
TOP7.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
CRC2,234.62
|
$10.12
TOP24.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
CRC29,091.09
|
$21.09
TOP50.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.46
CRC3,848.47
|
?? | |
pay 80.2% less for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.44
CRC36,870.65
|
$4.22
TOP10.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.89
CRC24,202.66
|
$10.54
TOP25.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
CRC54,517.97
|
$21.09
TOP50.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.19
CRC49,130.23
|
$29.52
TOP70.08
|
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