Costa Rica vs Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Trinidad and Tobago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$1129
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3093
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$597
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$844
🍽️ Food expenses
$476
$479
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$45
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1027
$953
💸 GDP per capita
$18587
$19315
😃 Human freedom index
8.23
7.57
❤️ Life expectancy
80.8
73.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
41
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
87.7%
🎓 Higher education
75
27
😀 Quality of life
65
47
🏙️ Population
5.13M
1.37M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1287) is 14% more expensive than in Trinidad and Tobago ($1129). Costa Rica ranked 55th vs 77th for Trinidad and Tobago 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 0.8 months in Trinidad and Tobago. Ranked 57th and 108th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Trinidad and Tobago

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 5 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 Trinidad and Tobago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.34
$9.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.6
$74.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$7.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$1.89
 Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$687
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$365
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$1215
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$859
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$67.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.1
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.13%
5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2715
$3530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1648
$1670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.7
$70
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$9.25
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$9.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.94
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.78
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.85
$9.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$46.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$562
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11369
$8014

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1398
342K
Limon
$1288
71.5K
Alajuela
$1303
44.4K
Liberia
$953
65.9K
Cartago
$1241
22.8K
Puntarenas
$821
41.5K
Heredia
$1335
16.7K
Tamarindo
$1714
7.13K
Santa Teresa
$1236
3K

In Trinidad and Tobago

City Cost of living Population
Chaguanas
$1079
83.5K
Port of Spain
$1248
84.1K
San Fernando
$1007
55.4K
Scarborough
$1111
17K
San Juan
$1213
13.8K