Cost of living comparison

Costa Rica

compared to

Guernsey

Guernsey vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

Guernsey is 59.4% more expensive than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.6% more in Guernsey
Groceries: pay 15.1% more in Guernsey
Transportation: pay 15.5% more in Guernsey
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Guernsey
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Guernsey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.5% more in Guernsey
Clothing: pay 11.3% less in Guernsey

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Guernsey are more expensive than in Costa Rica. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Guernsey.

Guernsey vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guernsey instead of Costa Rica, you would:

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pay 17.6% more for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Guernsey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.15 CRC5,073.49	$17.48 £13.11	+56.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.85 CRC4,937.06	$9.56 £7.17	-11.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.43 CRC1,106.42	$2.42 £1.82	-0.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 CRC813.02	$1.87 £1.40	+4.8%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 15.1% more for groceries

	Costa Rica	Guernsey
Bread 1 loaf	$2.77 CRC1,261.89	$2.14 £1.61	-22.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.82 CRC2,192.99	$7.53 £5.65	+56.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.37 CRC3,808.87	$7.70 £5.78	-8.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.63 CRC1,653.83	$5.90 £4.42	+62.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 CRC2,002.78	$5.59 £4.20	+27.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.20 CRC1,003.04	$2.15 £1.61	-2.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 CRC329.98	$1.05 £0.79	+44.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.67 CRC758.13	$2.96 £2.22	+77.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 CRC652.25	$1.58 £1.19	+10.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 CRC655.18	$1.30 £0.97	-10.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.33 CRC603.93	$1.10 £0.82	-17.2%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 15.5% more for transportation

	Costa Rica	Guernsey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.78 CRC2,631.55	$8.19 £6.15	+41.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.80 CRC30,402.28	$35.02 £26.27	-47.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,830.95 CRC10M	$35,678.80 £26,769.80	+56.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.71 CRC7,149.33	$25.80 £19.36	+64.2%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Costa Rica	Guernsey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.66 CRC23,510.13	$55.83 £41.89	+8.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$834.08 CRC380K	$2,172.11 £1,629.74	+160.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$597.43 CRC272K	$2,122.56 £1,592.56	+255.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.56 CRC31,201.98	$103.58 £77.71	+51.1%
Average			+160.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Costa Rica	Guernsey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$742.27 CRC338K	$2,092.28 £1,569.83	+181.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,434.66 CRC6M	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	+47.5%
Average			+103.9%

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pay 61.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Guernsey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.91 CRC1,323.10	$6.94 £5.21	+138.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.06 CRC1,847.37	$4.82 £3.62	+18.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 CRC2,409.48	$17.18 £12.89	+224.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.37 CRC30,203.17	$81.60 £61.22	+23.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.92 CRC3,603.80	$11.89 £8.92	+50.2%
Average			+61.5%

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pay 11.3% less for clothing

	Costa Rica	Guernsey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.50 CRC30,717.09	$102.41 £76.84	+51.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.52 CRC22,538.15	$29.73 £22.31	-40.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.64 CRC55,811.48	$101.31 £76.01	-17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.52 CRC49,389.03	$89.20 £66.92	-17.8%
Average			-11.3%

Costa Rica vs. Guernsey - Cost of clothing

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