Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 57.9% more expensive than Honduras.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 57.2% more for restaurants
|
Honduras
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
HNL161.73
|
$9.75
CRC4,988.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
HNL189.11
|
$9.08
CRC4,647.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
HNL29.79
|
$2.01
CRC1,028.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
HNL20.70
|
$1.49
CRC763.35
|
|
pay 32.0% more for groceries
|
Honduras
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
HNL56.03
|
$2.53
CRC1,295.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
HNL106.51
|
$3.76
CRC1,925.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
HNL139.98
|
$6.98
CRC3,570.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
HNL55.34
|
$3.21
CRC1,643.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
HNL60.30
|
$3.97
CRC2,032.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
HNL40.18
|
$1.79
CRC915.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
HNL14.61
|
$0.62
CRC315.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
HNL26.07
|
$1.22
CRC622.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
HNL16.41
|
$1.22
CRC625.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
HNL18.76
|
$1.09
CRC560.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
HNL21.56
|
$1.11
CRC569.98
|
|
pay 25.7% more for transportation
|
Honduras
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HNL104.87
|
$5.63
CRC2,879.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.26
HNL1,224.59
|
$49.00
CRC25,076.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,616.27
HNL497,710.18
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,944,832.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
HNL458.07
|
$15.62
CRC7,995.19
|
|
pay 19.1% more for housing
|
Honduras
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.80
HNL1,745.74
|
$48.50
CRC24,821.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.35
HNL12,035.44
|
$778.04
CRC398,186.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$327.29
HNL8,303.99
|
$547.50
CRC280,202.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.34
HNL2,317.42
|
$68.26
CRC34,933.13
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Honduras
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.45
HNL6,709.68
|
$519.07
CRC265,649.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,460.97
HNL87,812.82
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,623,338.63
|
|
pay 53.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Honduras
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
HNL45.54
|
$2.73
CRC1,395.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
HNL69.82
|
$3.65
CRC1,870.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.64
HNL66.89
|
$4.58
CRC2,345.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
HNL1,052.52
|
$59.46
CRC30,430.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.20
HNL131.85
|
$8.63
CRC4,414.59
|
|
pay 61.0% more for clothing
|
Honduras
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.41
HNL923.90
|
$65.32
CRC33,431.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.71
HNL677.63
|
$44.54
CRC22,794.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.54
HNL1,637.65
|
$110.39
CRC56,493.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.72
HNL1,946.65
|
$97.22
CRC49,753.92
|
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