Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 4.7% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 18.2% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 3.3% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
pay 16.2% less for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
?? | |
pay 9.7% more for housing
Costa Rica
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
|
pay 89.7% more for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
|
pay 59.5% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
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