Costa Rica vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1223
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3032
$2047
🏠 One person rent
$553
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$929
$610
🍽️ Food expenses
$466
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.4
$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1035
$1043
💸 GDP per capita
$16942
$951
😃 Human freedom index
8.23
6.43
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
59.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
21
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
75
1
😀 Quality of life
57
23
🏙️ Population
5.04M
1.86M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1223) is 48% more expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($826). Costa Rica ranked 51st 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 1.3 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 66th and 161st 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
$9.67
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.11
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$626
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$90.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1569
$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.1
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$6.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.35
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$4.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.18
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.96
$1.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.22
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.77
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72
$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$560
$766
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11203
$2319

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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-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$827
492K
Bafata
$804
29.6K