Costa Rica vs Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Trinidad and Tobago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2964
$2625
🏠 One person rent
$547
$470
🏘️ Family rent
$932
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.7
$43.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$956
$783
💸 GDP per capita
$16595
$18333
😃 Human freedom index
8.04
7.45
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
74.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
55
42
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
87.7%
🎓 Higher education
75
22
😀 Quality of life
56
43
🏙️ Population
5.04M
1.37M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1195) is 10% more expensive than in Trinidad and Tobago ($1086). Costa Rica ranked 52nd vs 73rd 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 0.7 months in Trinidad and Tobago. Ranked 65th and 102nd 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
$9.45
$9.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.97
$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$1.85
 Cappuccino
$4.13
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$903
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$46.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$70.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2170
$3483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$1670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$70
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$8.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$8.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.86
$5.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.9
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.05
$8.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12191
$3277

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Cities Comparison in Costa Rica vs Trinidad and Tobago

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1239
342K
Limon
$1201
71.5K
Alajuela
$1233
44.4K
Liberia
$898
65.9K
Puntarenas
$1277
41.5K
Cartago
$961
22.8K
Heredia
$1246
16.7K
Tamarindo
$1687
7.13K
Santa Teresa
$1310
3K

In Trinidad and Tobago

City Cost of living Population
Port of Spain
$1168
81.1K
Chaguanas
$1070
83.5K
San Fernando
$964
55.4K
Scarborough
$1101
17K
San Juan
$1164
13.8K