Costa Rica vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2912
$1840
🏠 One person rent
$520
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$969
$655
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$301
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$991
💸 GDP per capita
$13365
$776
😃 Human freedom index
8.04
6.51
❤️ Life expectancy
77
59.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
55
22
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
75
1
😀 Quality of life
58
26
🏙️ Population
5.21M
1.86M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1156) is 45% more expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($798). Costa Rica ranked 56th vs 110th 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 1.2 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 65th and 157th 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
$9.51
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.1
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.81
$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.59
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.8
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.83%
10.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1575
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1323
$1412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$6.98
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.02
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.66
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.01
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.19
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.35
$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.6
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$80.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10036
$2747

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In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1169
342K
Liberia
$1220
67.1K
Limon
$1147
60.7K
Alajuela
$1163
48.3K
Puntarenas
$1024
41.5K
Cartago
$1009
22.8K
Heredia
$1040
19K
Tamarindo
$1473
8.14K
Santa Teresa
$1114
3K

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$799
492K
Bafata
$778
22.5K