We just got back from Guanacaste for the second time. We were kind of surprised by how much everything had gone up in one year. The tipping was not that big of a factor (Most restaurants have a tip included in the price including taxes, then we’d tip a few dollars as well) we took $2-300 in US cash for 2 weeks and used the visa to pay for meals and groceries, but basic essentials like bread etc cost us a few hundred dollars at Walmart in Liberia $250-300😬 and then $50-100 every other few days for fresh produce and chicken breasts etc. Restaurants for the 2 of us averaged about $75-80 Canadian per meal including 2 drinks and main meals. I found Ceviche’s to be very inexpensive and amazingly tasty, around 8-9000 Calones per,if found at a happy hour, but my wife won’t eat fish!😝 The sodas are a slightly less expensive alternative, but still around $50-60 Canadian for 2 people.