Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 58.8% more expensive than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.2% more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 17.7% more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 31.1% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 9.0% more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 72.0% more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 92.6% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Costa Rica

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Guinea. Notably, clothing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.2% more for restaurants

	Guinea	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.43 GNF55,604	$9.75 CRC4,870.79	+51.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF93,145	$9.08 CRC4,538.01	-15.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 GNF13,501	$2.01 CRC1,004.69	+28.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,374	$1.49 CRC745.33	+24.3%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 17.7% more for groceries

	Guinea	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,418	$2.53 CRC1,265.34	+91.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,218	$3.76 CRC1,880.24	-59.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,031	$6.98 CRC3,485.87	-15.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 GNF24,221	$3.21 CRC1,605.14	+14.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,508	$3.97 CRC1,984.26	+40.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 GNF11,641	$1.79 CRC894.15	+32.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,557	$0.62 CRC308.26	-44.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,944	$1.22 CRC607.84	+32.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,094	$1.22 CRC610.46	-4.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,240	$1.09 CRC546.82	+51.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,240	$1.11 CRC556.53	+54.3%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 31.1% more for transportation

	Guinea	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 GNF43,966	$5.63 CRC2,811.83	+10.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF246,295	$49.00 CRC24,484.83	+72.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF285,283,792	$35,063.37 CRC17,521,201.52	+6.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.55 GNF99,849	$15.62 CRC7,806.44	+35.3%
Average			+31.1%

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pay 9.0% more for housing

	Guinea	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.91 GNF699,453	$48.50 CRC24,235.71	-40.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$523.54 GNF4,525,978	$778.04 CRC388,786.19	+48.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$462.34 GNF3,996,872	$547.50 CRC273,587.94	+18.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$68.26 CRC34,108.45
Average			+9.0%

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pay 72.0% more for childcare

	Guinea	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$519.07 CRC259,378.58
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,389.60 GNF55,237,824	$10,987.74 CRC5,490,586.13	+72.0%
Average			+72.0%

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pay 92.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 GNF20,518	$2.73 CRC1,362.76	+14.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 GNF17,290	$3.65 CRC1,826.03	+82.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,050	$4.58 CRC2,289.78	+294.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.01 GNF605,254	$59.46 CRC29,712.51	-15.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.63 GNF40,055	$8.63 CRC4,310.38	+86.2%
Average			+92.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Guinea	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF172,899	$65.32 CRC32,642.29	+226.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF216,124	$44.54 CRC22,256.86	+78.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF259,349	$110.39 CRC55,159.76	+268.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF432,248	$97.22 CRC48,579.36	+94.4%
Average			+166.8%

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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: April 2025

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