Costa Rica vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2964
$2445
🏠 One person rent
$547
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$932
$831
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.7
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$956
$1087
💸 GDP per capita
$16595
$22147
😃 Human freedom index
8.04
7.24
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
76
👮 Corruption perceptions index
55
42
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
57%
🎓 Higher education
75
81
😀 Quality of life
56
67
🏙️ Population
5.04M
9.6M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1195) is 21% more expensive than in Hungary ($991). Costa Rica ranked 52nd vs 86th for Hungary 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 1.1 months in Hungary. Ranked 65th and 47th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Hungary

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Hungary as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 33 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 Hungary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$44.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.97
$7.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$2.07
 Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$474
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$842
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$642
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$85.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
8.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2170
$3094
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$2177
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$12.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.86
$5.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.9
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.05
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12191
$9480

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In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1239
342K
Limon
$1201
71.5K
Alajuela
$1233
44.4K
Liberia
$898
65.9K
Puntarenas
$1277
41.5K
Cartago
$961
22.8K
Heredia
$1246
16.7K
Tamarindo
$1687
7.13K
Santa Teresa
$1310
3K

In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1185
1.69M
Debrecen
$924
202K
Szeged
$860
158K
Nyiregyhaza
$770
115K
Gyor
$788
130K
Miskolc
$784
144K
Pecs
$851
140K
Szekesfehervar
$805
96K
Kecskemet
$953
109K
Erd
$849
71.3K
Szombathely
$789
77.8K
Sopron
$860
61.6K
Budafok-Teteny
$960
56.5K
Tatabanya
$910
65.9K
Eger
$864
49.5K
Szolnok
$712
66.4K
Veszprem
$883
56K
Dunakeszi
$1018
42.7K
Bekescsaba
$743
54.5K
Szigetszentmiklos
$901
40.1K
Hodmezovasarhely
$837
41.8K
Zalaegerszeg
$814
55.2K
Godollo
$992
32.5K
Vac
$876
34K
Nagykanizsa
$790
42.5K
Mosonmagyarovar
$827
34.2K
Kaposvar
$745
58.8K
Cegled
$849
36.4K
Salgotarjan
$879
30.9K
Ozd
$879
30.6K