Cost of living comparison

Guyana

compared to

Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs. Guyana Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 19.8% more expensive than Guyana overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.9% more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 4.0% less in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 47.5% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 28.0% more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 46.8% less in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.9% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 27.3% more in Costa Rica

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

Costa Rica vs. Guyana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.9% more for restaurants

	Guyana	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.88 GYD2,486.60	$9.75 CRC4,861.38	-17.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.55 GYD1,790.35	$9.08 CRC4,529.24	+6.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 GYD253.63	$2.01 CRC1,002.75	+65.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 GYD149.20	$1.49 CRC743.89	+109.3%
Average			+40.9%

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pay 4.0% less for groceries

	Guyana	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 GYD419.88	$2.53 CRC1,262.89	+26.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 GYD1,121.22	$3.76 CRC1,876.61	-29.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.31 GYD2,577.13	$6.98 CRC3,479.13	-43.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 GYD712.82	$3.21 CRC1,602.04	-5.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 GYD550.14	$3.97 CRC1,980.43	+51.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 GYD373.13	$1.79 CRC892.43	+0.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 GYD252.04	$0.62 CRC307.67	-48.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 GYD355.47	$1.22 CRC606.66	-28.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 GYD428.20	$1.22 CRC609.28	-40.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 GYD147.90	$1.09 CRC545.77	+54.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 GYD194.91	$1.11 CRC555.45	+19.6%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 47.5% more for transportation

	Guyana	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GYD837.74	$5.63 CRC2,806.40	+40.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.51 GYD5,967.83	$49.00 CRC24,437.54	+71.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,680.67 GYD3,282,308.77	$35,063.37 CRC17,487,364.97	+123.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.99 GYD6,067.30	$15.62 CRC7,791.37	-46.1%
Average			+47.5%

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pay 28.0% more for housing

	Guyana	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.18 GYD12,805.98	$48.50 CRC24,188.91	-20.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.07 GYD129,167.16	$778.04 CRC388,035.38	+26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.14 GYD58,849.48	$547.50 CRC273,059.59	+94.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 GYD12,768.68	$68.26 CRC34,042.58	+11.9%
Average			+28.0%

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pay 46.8% less for childcare

	Guyana	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$876.83 GYD183,540.11	$519.07 CRC258,877.67	-40.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,225.94 GYD4,861,701.44	$10,987.74 CRC5,479,982.83	-52.7%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 45.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Guyana	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 GYD447.59	$2.73 CRC1,360.13	+27.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.88 GYD812.29	$3.65 CRC1,822.50	-5.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.19 GYD457.53	$4.58 CRC2,285.36	+109.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.81 GYD8,122.89	$59.46 CRC29,655.13	+53.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 GYD1,243.30	$8.63 CRC4,302.05	+45.2%
Average			+45.9%

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pay 27.3% more for clothing

	Guyana	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.01 GYD7,957.11	$65.32 CRC32,579.25	+71.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.27 GYD10,941.03	$44.54 CRC22,213.88	-14.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 GYD17,505.65	$110.39 CRC55,053.23	+32.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.78 GYD16,908.86	$97.22 CRC48,485.54	+20.3%
Average			+27.3%

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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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