Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 95.3% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 28.4% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$9.42
CRC4,821.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$8.16
CRC4,179.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$1.73
CRC884.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$1.50
CRC770.47
|
|
pay 22.4% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$1.87
CRC958.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$4.15
CRC2,125.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$6.45
CRC3,303.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$2.63
CRC1,347.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$3.92
CRC2,005.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$1.85
CRC945.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.66
CRC338.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$1.26
CRC643.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$0.97
CRC494.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.92
CRC473.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$1.08
CRC553.44
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$5.58
CRC2,858.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$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) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$13.39
CRC6,854.06
|
|
pay 33.0% more for housing
Guinea
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$53.15
CRC27,212.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$813.71
CRC416,641.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$522.16
CRC267,362.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$64.83
CRC33,194.39
|
|
pay 16.0% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$366.72
CRC187,768.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$8,358.53
CRC4,279,786.60
|
|
pay 98.6% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$2.88
CRC1,475.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$2.93
CRC1,497.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$4.48
CRC2,295.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$55.95
CRC28,648.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$7.18
CRC3,675.46
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Guinea
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$66.61
CRC34,104.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$44.99
CRC23,038.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$101.09
CRC51,762.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$77.50
CRC39,681.37
|
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