Costa Rica vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$856
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3445
$2095
🏠 One person rent
$650
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$1032
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$526
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$73
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1073
$124
💸 GDP per capita
$18587
$1008
😃 Human freedom index
8.36
6.37
❤️ Life expectancy
80.8
64.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
21
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
75
1
😀 Quality of life
66
18
🏙️ Population
5.13M
2.2M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1402) is 64% more expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($856). Costa Rica ranked 46th vs 122nd for Guinea-Bissau 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 0.1 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 59th and 179th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Guinea-Bissau

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 2 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-Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.1
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$9.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$4.68
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.28
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$905
$483
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.2
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$6.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.41
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.44
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.3
$7.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.34
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$2.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.78
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.1
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.46
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.4
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.9
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$733
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15202
$2318

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In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1574
335K
Limon
$1228
71.5K
Liberia
$1024
65.9K
Alajuela
$1362
44.4K
Puntarenas
$872
41.5K
Cartago
$1361
22.8K
Heredia
$1471
16.7K
Tamarindo
$1929
7.13K
Santa Teresa
$1325
3K

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$857
492K
Bafata
$831
29.6K