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Guanacaste vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Guanacaste is 33.7% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Guanacaste
Groceries: pay 19.5% more in Guanacaste
Transportation: pay 18.2% more in Guanacaste
Housing: pay 9.8% less in Guanacaste
Childcare: pay 3.5% less in Guanacaste
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.7% more in Guanacaste
Clothing: pay 10.7% less in Guanacaste

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

Guanacaste vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Guanacaste
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.49	$9.95 CRC4,970.75	+221.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB194.99	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	+59.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.89	$2.06 CRC1,026.72	+159.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.48	$1.67 CRC835.60	+401.9%
Average			+210.6%

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pay 19.5% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Guanacaste
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.28	$2.64 CRC1,317.14	+83.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.43	$2.48 CRC1,236.75	-70.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.32	$6.94 CRC3,464.39	-4.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.83	$2.88 CRC1,436.26	+25.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.39	$1.80 CRC897.57	+30.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.01	$1.08 CRC538.54	-32.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.68	$0.65 CRC326.39	-20.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.18	$1.80 CRC897.57	+75.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.82	$0.63 CRC314.15	-26.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.65	$1.55 CRC772.46	+114.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.41	$0.90 CRC448.78	+38.4%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 18.2% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Guanacaste
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.55	$5.39 CRC2,690.94	+14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,169.93	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	$37,640.45 CRC18,798,579.99	+1.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB365.60	$16.12 CRC8,048.76	+38.6%
Average			+18.2%

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pay 9.8% less for housing

	Bangkok	Guanacaste
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB531.61	$29.72 CRC14,840.98	+75.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,226.75	$198.11 CRC98,939.89	-70.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,124.02	$178.30 CRC89,045.91	-44.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,159.82	$68.88 CRC34,400.73	+0.3%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 3.5% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Guanacaste
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,161.40	$600.27 CRC299,787.88	-1.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	$12,608.37 CRC6,296,935.16	-5.5%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Guanacaste
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.74	$2.67 CRC1,335.69	-4.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB79.88	$3.85 CRC1,924.42	+51.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.20	$3.96 CRC1,978.80	-9.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,604.74	$50.00 CRC24,972.50	-2.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.49	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	+22.9%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 10.7% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Guanacaste
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,849.09	$59.43 CRC29,681.97	+1.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,195.92	$39.62 CRC19,787.98	+4.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,277.67	$79.24 CRC39,575.96	-24.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,876.08	$69.34 CRC34,628.96	-24.2%
Average			-10.7%

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