Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 78.6% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Costa Rica
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
$9.42
CRC4,821.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
$8.16
CRC4,179.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$1.73
CRC884.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$1.50
CRC770.47
|
|
pay 78.6% more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$1.87
CRC958.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.15
CRC2,125.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
$6.45
CRC3,303.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
$2.63
CRC1,347.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
$3.92
CRC2,005.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA636
|
$1.85
CRC945.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.66
CRC338.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$1.26
CRC643.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA694
|
$0.97
CRC494.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.92
CRC473.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA231
|
$1.08
CRC553.44
|
|
pay 54.2% more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
$5.58
CRC2,858.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.09
CRC22,574.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,829.98
CRC13,225,633.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
$13.39
CRC6,854.06
|
|
pay 83.9% more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$53.15
CRC27,212.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
$813.71
CRC416,641.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
$522.16
CRC267,362.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
$64.83
CRC33,194.39
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$366.72
CRC187,768.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,358.53
CRC4,279,786.60
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$2.88
CRC1,475.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$2.93
CRC1,497.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$4.48
CRC2,295.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$55.95
CRC28,648.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$7.18
CRC3,675.46
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Costa Rica
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
$66.61
CRC34,104.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$44.99
CRC23,038.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
$101.09
CRC51,762.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$77.50
CRC39,681.37
|
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