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Guanacaste vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Guanacaste is 36.8% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 99.9% more in Guanacaste
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Guanacaste
Transportation: pay 46.5% more in Guanacaste
Housing: pay 2.6% less in Guanacaste
Childcare: pay 5.3% less in Guanacaste
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.0% more in Guanacaste
Clothing: pay 15.2% less in Guanacaste

The cost of groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Guanacaste are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including clothing, childcare, and housing are lower in Guanacaste. Notably, groceries and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Guanacaste.

Guanacaste vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guanacaste instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 99.9% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Guanacaste
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY410.93	$9.95 CRC4,970.75	+3.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.56	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	+17.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.59	$2.06 CRC1,026.72	+70.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.49	$1.67 CRC835.60	+308.3%
Average			+99.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Guanacaste
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.48	$2.64 CRC1,317.14	+282.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.38	$2.48 CRC1,236.75	-48.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.66	$6.94 CRC3,464.39	+89.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.07	$2.88 CRC1,436.26	+23.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.76	$1.80 CRC897.57	-29.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.77	$1.08 CRC538.54	+54.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.88	$0.65 CRC326.39	-37.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.62	$1.80 CRC897.57	+199.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.15	$0.63 CRC314.15	-1.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.60	$1.55 CRC772.46	+424.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.67	$0.90 CRC448.78	+259.4%
Average			+110.6%

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pay 46.5% more for transportation

	Ankara	Guanacaste
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.30	$5.39 CRC2,690.94	+22.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.24	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,054,633.12	$37,640.45 CRC18,798,579.99	-21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.65	$16.12 CRC8,048.76	+139.2%
Average			+46.5%

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pay 2.6% less for housing

	Ankara	Guanacaste
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.00	$29.72 CRC14,840.98	+116.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,632.71	$198.11 CRC98,939.89	-72.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,891.63	$178.30 CRC89,045.91	-65.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,653.64	$68.88 CRC34,400.73	+10.8%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 5.3% less for childcare

	Ankara	Guanacaste
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,643.40	$600.27 CRC299,787.88	-0.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY602,466.26	$12,608.37 CRC6,296,935.16	-10.6%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 24.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Guanacaste
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.10	$2.67 CRC1,335.69	-25.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.60	$3.85 CRC1,924.42	+19.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.46	$3.96 CRC1,978.80	+83.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,387.29	$50.00 CRC24,972.50	-10.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY274.81	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	+53.9%
Average			+24.0%

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pay 15.2% less for clothing

	Ankara	Guanacaste
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,447.41	$59.43 CRC29,681.97	+3.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,944.87	$39.62 CRC19,787.98	-13.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,448.28	$79.24 CRC39,575.96	-23.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,097.18	$69.34 CRC34,628.96	-27.7%
Average			-15.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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