Tonga is 24.0% more expensive than Costa Rica.

If you lived in Tonga instead of Costa Rica, you would:

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pay 23.4% more for restaurants

 
Costa Rica
Tonga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.75
CRC4,975.61
$8.40
TOP20.14
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.08
CRC4,635.67
$10.50
TOP25.18
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.01
CRC1,026.32
$2.66
TOP6.38

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pay 13.2% more for groceries

 
Costa Rica
Tonga
Bread
1 loaf
$2.53
CRC1,292.57
$1.05
TOP2.52
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.76
CRC1,920.70
$4.55
TOP10.91
Milk (1 gallon) $6.98
CRC3,560.88
$5.99
TOP14.36

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pay 61.3% more for transportation

 
Costa Rica
Tonga
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.63
CRC2,872.34
$5.57
TOP13.34
Monthly public transit pass $49.00
CRC25,011.74
$42.01
TOP100.71
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,063.37
CRC17,898,258.10
$5,881.34
TOP14,099.81

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

 
Costa Rica
Tonga
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$48.50
CRC24,757.27
$126.03
TOP302.14
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $778.04
CRC397,152.88
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $547.50
CRC279,475.56
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pay 83.5% less for childcare

 
Costa Rica
Tonga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $519.07
CRC264,960.41
$159.64
TOP382.71
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,987.74
CRC5,608,743.64
$252.06
TOP604.28

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pay 93.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Costa Rica
Tonga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.73
CRC1,392.09
$3.36
TOP8.06
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.65
CRC1,865.32
$2.94
TOP7.05
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.58
CRC2,339.06
$10.29
TOP24.67

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pay 76.1% less for clothing

 
Costa Rica
Tonga
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.32
CRC33,344.76
$4.20
TOP10.07
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.54
CRC22,735.83
$17.85
TOP42.80
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$110.39
CRC56,346.79
$21.00
TOP50.36

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