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Guyana vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

Guyana is 3.5% more expensive than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.0% less in Guyana
Groceries: pay 20.0% more in Guyana
Transportation: pay 10.1% less in Guyana
Housing: pay 13.4% less in Guyana
Childcare: pay 90.2% more in Guyana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.7% less in Guyana
Clothing: pay 16.4% less in Guyana

The cost of childcare and groceries in Guyana are more expensive than in Costa Rica. Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, housing, and transportation are lower in Guyana. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Guyana.

Guyana vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guyana instead of Costa Rica, you would:

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pay 19.0% less for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Guyana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.75 CRC4,861.38	$11.88 GYD2,486.60	+21.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.08 CRC4,529.24	$8.55 GYD1,790.35	-5.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 CRC1,002.75	$1.21 GYD253.63	-39.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 CRC743.89	$0.71 GYD149.20	-52.2%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 20.0% more for groceries

	Costa Rica	Guyana
Bread 1 loaf	$2.53 CRC1,262.89	$2.01 GYD419.88	-20.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 CRC1,876.61	$5.36 GYD1,121.22	+42.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 CRC3,479.13	$12.31 GYD2,577.13	+76.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.21 CRC1,602.04	$3.41 GYD712.82	+6.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.97 CRC1,980.43	$2.63 GYD550.14	-33.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 CRC892.43	$1.78 GYD373.13	-0.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CRC307.67	$1.20 GYD252.04	+95.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 CRC606.66	$1.70 GYD355.47	+39.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 CRC609.28	$2.05 GYD428.20	+67.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 CRC545.77	$0.71 GYD147.90	-35.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 CRC555.45	$0.93 GYD194.91	-16.4%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 10.1% less for transportation

	Costa Rica	Guyana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.63 CRC2,806.40	$4.00 GYD837.74	-28.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.00 CRC24,437.54	$28.51 GYD5,967.83	-41.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,063.37 CRC17,487,364.97	$15,680.67 GYD3,282,308.77	-55.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.62 CRC7,791.37	$28.99 GYD6,067.30	+85.5%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 13.4% less for housing

	Costa Rica	Guyana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.50 CRC24,188.91	$61.18 GYD12,805.98	+26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$778.04 CRC388,035.38	$617.07 GYD129,167.16	-20.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$547.50 CRC273,059.59	$281.14 GYD58,849.48	-48.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.26 CRC34,042.58	$61.00 GYD12,768.68	-10.6%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 90.2% more for childcare

	Costa Rica	Guyana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.07 CRC258,877.67	$876.83 GYD183,540.11	+68.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,987.74 CRC5,479,982.83	$23,225.94 GYD4,861,701.44	+111.4%
Average			+90.2%

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pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Guyana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 CRC1,360.13	$2.14 GYD447.59	-21.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 CRC1,822.50	$3.88 GYD812.29	+6.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.58 CRC2,285.36	$2.19 GYD457.53	-52.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.46 CRC29,655.13	$38.81 GYD8,122.89	-34.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.63 CRC4,302.05	$5.94 GYD1,243.30	-31.1%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 16.4% less for clothing

	Costa Rica	Guyana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.32 CRC32,579.25	$38.01 GYD7,957.11	-41.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.54 CRC22,213.88	$52.27 GYD10,941.03	+17.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.39 CRC55,053.23	$83.63 GYD17,505.65	-24.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.22 CRC48,485.54	$80.78 GYD16,908.86	-16.9%
Average			-16.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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