Cost of living comparison

Honduras

compared to

Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs. Honduras Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 57.9% more expensive than Honduras overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.2% more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 32.0% more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 25.7% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 19.1% more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.6% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 61.0% more in Costa Rica

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Honduras. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica vs. Honduras Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.2% more for restaurants

	Honduras	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.37 HNL163.05	$9.75 CRC4,870.79	+52.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 HNL190.65	$9.08 CRC4,538.01	+21.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 HNL30.04	$2.01 CRC1,004.69	+71.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 HNL20.87	$1.49 CRC745.33	+82.8%
Average			+57.2%

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pay 32.0% more for groceries

	Honduras	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 HNL56.49	$2.53 CRC1,265.34	+14.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.20 HNL107.38	$3.76 CRC1,880.24	-10.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 HNL141.13	$6.98 CRC3,485.87	+26.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 HNL55.79	$3.21 CRC1,605.14	+47.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.38 HNL60.79	$3.97 CRC1,984.26	+67.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 HNL40.51	$1.79 CRC894.15	+13.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 HNL14.73	$0.62 CRC308.26	+7.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 HNL26.29	$1.22 CRC607.84	+18.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 HNL16.55	$1.22 CRC610.46	+88.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 HNL18.91	$1.09 CRC546.82	+48.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 HNL21.73	$1.11 CRC556.53	+31.1%
Average			+32.0%

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pay 25.7% more for transportation

	Honduras	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 HNL105.73	$5.63 CRC2,811.83	+36.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.26 HNL1,234.59	$49.00 CRC24,484.83	+1.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,616.27 HNL501,771.60	$35,063.37 CRC17,521,201.52	+78.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.05 HNL461.81	$15.62 CRC7,806.44	-13.5%
Average			+25.7%

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pay 19.1% more for housing

	Honduras	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.80 HNL1,759.98	$48.50 CRC24,235.71	-29.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$474.35 HNL12,133.65	$778.04 CRC388,786.19	+64.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$327.29 HNL8,371.75	$547.50 CRC273,587.94	+67.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.34 HNL2,336.33	$68.26 CRC34,108.45	-25.3%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Honduras	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.45 HNL6,764.43	$519.07 CRC259,378.58	+96.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,460.97 HNL88,529.39	$10,987.74 CRC5,490,586.13	+217.5%
Average			+156.9%

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pay 53.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Honduras	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 HNL45.91	$2.73 CRC1,362.76	+51.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.75 HNL70.39	$3.65 CRC1,826.03	+32.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.64 HNL67.43	$4.58 CRC2,289.78	+73.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.48 HNL1,061.10	$59.46 CRC29,712.51	+43.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.20 HNL132.92	$8.63 CRC4,310.38	+66.0%
Average			+53.6%

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pay 61.0% more for clothing

	Honduras	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.41 HNL931.44	$65.32 CRC32,642.29	+79.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.71 HNL683.16	$44.54 CRC22,256.86	+66.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.54 HNL1,651.01	$110.39 CRC55,159.76	+71.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.72 HNL1,962.53	$97.22 CRC48,579.36	+26.7%
Average			+61.0%

Honduras vs. Costa Rica - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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