Costa Rica vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1328
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3222
$2147
🏠 One person rent
$625
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$982
$647
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1013
$143
💸 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
65
20
🏙️ Population
5.13M
2.2M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1328) is 52% more expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($876). Costa Rica ranked 52nd vs 116th 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 0.2 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 59th and 180th 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
$9.94
$6.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$9.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.24
 Cappuccino
$4.25
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$700
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$702
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.4
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.2
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2325
$1394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1680
$821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$6.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.23
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.27
$1.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.94
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.3
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.79
$4.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96.2
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.1
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$642
$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13147
$2326

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In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1454
335K
Limon
$1332
71.5K
Alajuela
$1323
44.4K
Liberia
$957
65.9K
Puntarenas
$825
41.5K
Cartago
$1290
22.8K
Heredia
$1378
16.7K
Tamarindo
$1832
7.13K
Santa Teresa
$1273
3K

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$878
492K
Bafata
$852
29.6K