Costa Rica vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3093
$2171
🏠 One person rent
$597
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$650
🍽️ Food expenses
$476
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1027
$124
💸 GDP per capita
$18587
$963
😃 Human freedom index
8.23
6.43
❤️ Life expectancy
80.8
64.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
21
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
75
1
😀 Quality of life
65
16
🏙️ Population
5.13M
2.2M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1287) is 44% more expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($894). Costa Rica ranked 55th vs 111th 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 57th and 182nd 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
$9.34
$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.6
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$687
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$64.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.1
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.13%
12.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2715
$1515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1648
$928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.7
$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$6.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$16.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.94
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.78
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.85
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$15.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$63.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$562
$761
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11369
$2303

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In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1398
342K
Limon
$1288
71.5K
Alajuela
$1303
44.4K
Liberia
$953
65.9K
Cartago
$1241
22.8K
Puntarenas
$821
41.5K
Heredia
$1335
16.7K
Tamarindo
$1714
7.13K
Santa Teresa
$1236
3K

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$895
492K
Bafata
$872
29.6K