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Guanacaste vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Guanacaste is 31.3% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 67.9% more in Guanacaste
Groceries: pay 65.4% more in Guanacaste
Transportation: pay 90.9% more in Guanacaste
Housing: pay 20.8% more in Guanacaste
Childcare: pay 10.1% less in Guanacaste
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.4% more in Guanacaste
Clothing: pay 32.5% less in Guanacaste

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

Guanacaste vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.9% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Guanacaste
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$9.95 CRC4,861.74	-16.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$9.91 CRC4,838.51	+66.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$2.06 CRC1,004.21	+48.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$1.67 CRC817.27	+173.6%
Average			+67.9%

Moscow vs. Guanacaste - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.4% more for groceries

	Moscow	Guanacaste
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$2.64 CRC1,288.25	+211.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$2.48 CRC1,209.63	-60.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$6.94 CRC3,388.41	+50.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$2.88 CRC1,404.76	+70.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$1.80 CRC877.88	-27.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$1.08 CRC526.73	+33.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.65 CRC319.23	-24.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$1.80 CRC877.88	+99.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$0.63 CRC307.26	-61.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$1.55 CRC755.52	+262.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.90 CRC438.94	+165.4%
Average			+65.4%

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pay 90.9% more for transportation

	Moscow	Guanacaste
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$5.39 CRC2,631.93	+89.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$37,640.45 CRC18,386,324.93	+1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$16.12 CRC7,872.25	+181.3%
Average			+90.9%

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pay 20.8% more for housing

	Moscow	Guanacaste
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$29.72 CRC14,515.52	+280.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$198.11 CRC96,770.13	-84.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$178.30 CRC87,093.12	-74.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$68.88 CRC33,646.32	-37.7%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 10.1% less for childcare

	Moscow	Guanacaste
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$600.27 CRC293,213.50	-8.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$12,608.37 CRC6,158,842.64	-11.7%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 16.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Guanacaste
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$2.67 CRC1,306.40	-36.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$3.85 CRC1,882.22	+22.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$3.96 CRC1,935.40	+32.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$50.00 CRC24,424.85	+12.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$9.91 CRC4,838.51	+50.9%
Average			+16.4%

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pay 32.5% less for clothing

	Moscow	Guanacaste
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$59.43 CRC29,031.04	-21.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$39.62 CRC19,354.03	-17.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$79.24 CRC38,708.05	-35.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$69.34 CRC33,869.55	-55.8%
Average			-32.5%

Moscow vs. Guanacaste - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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