Cost of living comparison
compared to
Costa Rica vs. Guam Cost of Living Summary
Costa Rica is 42.4% cheaper than Guam overall.
Costa Rica vs. Guam Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Guam, you would:
pay 20.7% less for restaurants
|
Guam
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$11.15
CRC5,065.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
|
$10.85
CRC4,929.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$2.43
CRC1,104.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
|
$1.79
CRC811.81
|
|
Guam vs. Costa Rica - Cost of restaurants
pay 40.1% less for groceries
|
Guam
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.75
|
$2.77
CRC1,260.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.82
CRC2,189.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.82
|
$8.37
CRC3,803.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.16
|
$3.63
CRC1,651.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.40
CRC1,999.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$2.20
CRC1,001.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$0.73
CRC329.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$1.67
CRC757.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.49
|
$1.43
CRC651.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.44
CRC654.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$1.33
CRC603.03
|
|
Guam vs. Costa Rica - Cost of groceries
pay 9.1% more for transportation
|
Guam
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
|
$5.78
CRC2,627.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$66.80
CRC30,356.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,830.95
CRC10M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.71
CRC7,138.64
|
|
Guam vs. Costa Rica - Cost of transportation
pay 65.5% less for housing
|
Guam
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$86.25
|
$51.66
CRC23,474.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,850.00
|
$834.08
CRC379K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,000.00
|
$597.43
CRC271K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$329.35
|
$68.56
CRC31,155.33
|
|
Guam vs. Costa Rica - Cost of housing
pay 32.5% more for childcare
|
Guam
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.00
|
$742.27
CRC337K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,434.66
CRC6M
|
|
Guam vs. Costa Rica - Cost of childcare
pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guam
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
|
$2.91
CRC1,321.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
|
$4.06
CRC1,844.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.25
|
$5.29
CRC2,405.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$66.37
CRC30,158.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.92
CRC3,598.41
|
|
Guam vs. Costa Rica - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Guam
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$67.50
CRC30,671.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$49.52
CRC22,504.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$122.64
CRC55,728.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$108.52
CRC49,315.19
|
Guam vs. Costa Rica - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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