Port of Spain vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port of Spain	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1193	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2981	$3344
🏠 One person rent	$555	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$1122	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$52	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$990
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	27	60
😀 Quality of life	51	66
🏙️ Population	84.1K	342K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 10% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 4503rd and 4143rd ($1193 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Trinidad and Tobago and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Port of Spain compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 6190th and 4085th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Port of Spain	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.01	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.2	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1406	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.1	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.36%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4421	$2883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1764	$1718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.6	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.56	$5.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.89	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$9.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$261	$601
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5597	$12527

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1296
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1269
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1024
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$801
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1225
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$932
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
246 km or 153 mi	David	$890
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$666
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$701
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$710
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$738
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$624
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$455
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$632
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1116
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1117
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1172
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$957
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1328
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1479
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1310
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1304
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1088
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1083
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$753
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$755
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1204
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1182
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1160
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$903