Costa Rica vs Guinea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Guinea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1223
$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3032
$2777
🏠 One person rent
$553
$520
🏘️ Family rent
$929
$1288
🍽️ Food expenses
$466
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.4
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1035
$2049
💸 GDP per capita
$16942
$1541
😃 Human freedom index
8.23
5.16
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
59
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
28
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
1%
🎓 Higher education
75
8
😀 Quality of life
57
26
🏙️ Population
5.04M
12.7M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1223) is 18% more expensive than in Guinea ($1040). Costa Rica ranked 51st vs 76th for Guinea in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Costa Rica compared to 2 months in Guinea. Ranked 66th and 154th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Guinea

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Guinea as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 7 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Costa Rica Guinea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.67
$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.11
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$2.75
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$626
$618
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$871
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
11.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1569
$394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.1
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$8.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.35
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
$7.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.18
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.96
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.22
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.77
$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$3.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72
$31.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$7.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$560
$98.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11203
$6512

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Cities Comparison in Costa Rica vs Guinea

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1324
342K
Limon
$1225
71.5K
Alajuela
$1269
44.4K
Liberia
$932
65.9K
Cartago
$1024
22.8K
Puntarenas
$801
41.5K
Heredia
$1296
16.7K
Tamarindo
$1710
7.13K
Santa Teresa
$1213
3K

In Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Conakry
$1061
1.67M
Nzerekore
$999
280K
Mamou
$1019
376K
Kankan
$1007
191K
Gueckedou
$1009
222K
Boffa
$998
27K
Forecariah
$998
23K