Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 29.8% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 22.1% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Costa Rica
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£15.19
|
$9.42
₡4,718
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£7.02
|
$8.16
₡4,090
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.86
|
$1.73
₡865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.32
|
$1.50
₡754
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.66
|
$1.87
₡938
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.61
|
$4.15
₡2,080
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.61
|
$6.45
₡3,233
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.88
|
$2.63
₡1,319
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.53
|
$3.92
₡1,963
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.19
|
$1.85
₡926
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.17
|
$0.66
₡331
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.35
|
$1.26
₡630
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.58
|
$0.97
₡484
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$0.92
₡463
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.66
|
$1.08
₡542
|
|
pay 19.9% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.19
|
$5.58
₡2,798
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.92
|
$44.09
₡22,092
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£23,071.60
|
$25,829.98
₡12,943,429
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.41
|
$13.39
₡6,708
|
|
pay 45.4% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£50.28
|
$53.15
₡26,632
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,269.60
|
$813.71
₡407,752
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,139.59
|
$522.16
₡261,657
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£118.95
|
$64.83
₡32,486
|
|
pay 62.5% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Costa Rica
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,152.60
|
$366.72
₡183,762
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,679.11
|
$8,358.53
₡4,188,466
|
|
pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Costa Rica
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.59
|
$2.88
₡1,444
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.10
|
$2.93
₡1,466
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.89
|
$4.48
₡2,246
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£60.19
|
$55.95
₡28,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.47
|
$7.18
₡3,597
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Costa Rica
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£73.29
|
$66.61
₡33,377
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£30.29
|
$44.99
₡22,547
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£69.01
|
$101.09
₡50,658
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£82.16
|
$77.50
₡38,835
|
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