Costa Rica vs Honduras - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Honduras
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3093
$2009
🏠 One person rent
$597
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$535
🍽️ Food expenses
$476
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1027
$429
💸 GDP per capita
$18587
$3426
😃 Human freedom index
8.23
6.9
❤️ Life expectancy
80.8
72.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
22
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
1%
🎓 Higher education
75
42
😀 Quality of life
65
28
🏙️ Population
5.13M
10.8M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1287) is 56% more expensive than in Honduras ($826). Costa Rica ranked 55th vs 125th for Honduras in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Costa Rica compared to 0.5 months in Honduras. Ranked 57th and 161st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Honduras

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Honduras as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Costa Rica Honduras
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.34
$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.6
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$1.38
 Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$687
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$58.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$90.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.1
$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.13%
12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2715
$613
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1648
$570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.7
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$23.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$5.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$6.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.94
$6.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$3.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.78
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.85
$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$34.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$562
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11369
$3636

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1398
342K
Limon
$1288
71.5K
Alajuela
$1303
44.4K
Liberia
$953
65.9K
Cartago
$1241
22.8K
Puntarenas
$821
41.5K
Heredia
$1335
16.7K
Tamarindo
$1714
7.13K
Santa Teresa
$1236
3K

In Honduras

City Cost of living Population
Tegucigalpa
$836
1.06M
San Pedro Sula
$989
719K
La Ceiba
$627
197K
Villanueva
$801
150K
Comayagua
$739
145K
Puerto Cortes
$719
122K
Choloma
$661
232K
Yoro
$729
86.7K
El Progreso
$780
188K
La Lima
$791
71.9K