Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 43.8% more expensive than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 71.3% more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 33.0% more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 21.3% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 33.1% more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.1% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Costa Rica

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

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Costa Rica vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.3% more for restaurants

	Guinea	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$11.15 CRC5,073.49	+140.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$10.85 CRC4,937.06	+17.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$2.43 CRC1,106.42	+40.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.79 CRC813.02
Average			+71.3%

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pay 33.0% more for groceries

	Guinea	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$2.77 CRC1,261.89	+87.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$4.82 CRC2,192.99	-58.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$8.37 CRC3,808.87	+2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$3.63 CRC1,653.83	-16.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$4.40 CRC2,002.78	+115.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$2.20 CRC1,003.04	+67.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.73 CRC329.98	-33.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$1.67 CRC758.13	+105.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$1.43 CRC652.25	+44.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$1.44 CRC655.18	+128.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$1.33 CRC603.93	+110.9%
Average			+33.0%

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pay 21.3% more for transportation

	Guinea	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$5.78 CRC2,631.55	+9.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$66.80 CRC30,402.28	+134.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$22,830.95 CRC10M	-30.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$15.71 CRC7,149.33	+77.2%
Average			+21.3%

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pay 33.1% more for housing

	Guinea	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$51.66 CRC23,510.13	-72.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$834.08 CRC380K	+63.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$597.43 CRC272K	+87.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$68.56 CRC31,201.98	-48.4%
Average			+33.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Guinea	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$742.27 CRC338K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$13,434.66 CRC6M	+111.2%
Average			+111.2%

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pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$2.91 CRC1,323.10	-16.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$4.06 CRC1,847.37	-12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$5.29 CRC2,409.48	+355.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$66.37 CRC30,203.17	-25.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$7.92 CRC3,603.80	+95.4%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Guinea	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$67.50 CRC30,717.09	+237.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$49.52 CRC22,538.15	+98.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$122.64 CRC55,811.48	+308.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$108.52 CRC49,389.03	+117.0%
Average			+177.5%

Guinea vs. Costa Rica - Cost of clothing

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