Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 19.3% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 33.7% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$69.14
|
$9.05
CRC4,712.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$45.09
|
$8.98
CRC4,675.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.43
|
$1.93
CRC1,004.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.80
|
$1.48
CRC772.99
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.94
|
$2.46
CRC1,278.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.62
|
$3.95
CRC2,058.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.97
|
$6.91
CRC3,599.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.33
|
$3.22
CRC1,674.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$35.09
|
$4.09
CRC2,130.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
$1.97
CRC1,024.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
$0.62
CRC322.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.71
|
$1.08
CRC562.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.49
|
$1.17
CRC608.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.48
|
$1.09
CRC566.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
$1.06
CRC550.73
|
|
pay 21.5% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.16
|
$5.70
CRC2,965.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$501.01
|
$45.78
CRC23,834.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$260,326.05
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,849,271.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$107.22
|
$14.02
CRC7,299.10
|
|
pay 23.8% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$172.30
|
$45.97
CRC23,932.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,175.02
|
$731.28
CRC380,743.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,639.18
|
$520.21
CRC270,852.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,533.50
|
$63.96
CRC33,299.26
|
|
pay 51.5% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,269.76
|
$476.14
CRC247,903.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$169,191.89
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,162,894.99
|
|
pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$60.12
|
$2.97
CRC1,544.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.53
|
$3.43
CRC1,786.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
$4.33
CRC2,254.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$675.01
|
$56.36
CRC29,345.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
$7.46
CRC3,882.17
|
|
pay 1.6% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$596.17
|
$71.44
CRC37,193.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$321.96
|
$46.89
CRC24,414.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$715.02
|
$105.63
CRC54,995.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,056.43
|
$95.19
CRC49,560.48
|
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