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$68.78
|
$9.05
CRC4,635.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.85
|
$8.98
CRC4,599.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.38
|
$1.93
CRC988.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.75
|
$1.48
CRC760.37
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.85
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.04
|
$3.95
CRC2,024.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.48
|
$6.91
CRC3,540.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.17
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.91
|
$4.09
CRC2,096.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.11
|
$1.97
CRC1,007.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.01
|
$0.62
CRC317.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.63
|
$1.08
CRC553.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.43
|
$1.17
CRC598.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.43
|
$1.09
CRC557.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.31
|
$1.06
CRC541.74
|
|
pay 21.5% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.69
|
$5.70
CRC2,916.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$498.39
|
$45.78
CRC23,445.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,962.73
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,590,519.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.66
|
$14.02
CRC7,179.94
|
|
pay 23.8% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.39
|
$45.97
CRC23,541.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,079.84
|
$731.28
CRC374,527.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,572.99
|
$520.21
CRC266,430.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,525.47
|
$63.96
CRC32,755.62
|
|
pay 51.5% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,231.69
|
$476.14
CRC243,855.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,305.84
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,078,606.64
|
|
pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.81
|
$2.97
CRC1,519.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.31
|
$3.43
CRC1,757.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
$4.33
CRC2,217.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$671.48
|
$56.36
CRC28,866.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
$7.46
CRC3,818.79
|
|
pay 1.6% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$593.05
|
$71.44
CRC36,586.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$320.27
|
$46.89
CRC24,016.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$711.28
|
$105.63
CRC54,097.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,050.90
|
$95.19
CRC48,751.36
|
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