Cost of living comparison

Bridgetown, Barbados

compared to

San Jose, Costa Rica

San Jose vs. Bridgetown Cost of Living Summary

San Jose is 9.7% more expensive than Bridgetown.

Restaurants: pay 1.3% more in San Jose
Groceries: pay 21.0% less in San Jose
Transportation: pay 5.5% less in San Jose
Housing: pay 6.5% more in San Jose
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in San Jose
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.2% less in San Jose
Clothing: pay 2.6% less in San Jose

The cost of childcare, housing, and restaurants in San Jose are more expensive than in Bridgetown. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in San Jose. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in San Jose.

San Jose vs. Bridgetown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Jose instead of Bridgetown, you would:

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pay 1.3% more for restaurants

	Bridgetown	San Jose
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 BBD40.00	$10.83 CRC5,499.19	-45.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 BBD18.50	$9.72 CRC4,934.00	+5.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BBD3.00	$1.99 CRC1,012.34	+32.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 BBD2.58	$1.46 CRC741.82	+13.1%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 21.0% less for groceries

	Bridgetown	San Jose
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 BBD5.56	$2.60 CRC1,318.45	-6.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.65 BBD29.29	$4.26 CRC2,165.48	-70.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.67 BBD29.34	$7.23 CRC3,672.41	-50.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.18 BBD10.36	$3.26 CRC1,656.57	-37.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 BBD9.53	$4.41 CRC2,237.52	-7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 BBD3.41	$1.95 CRC990.43	+14.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 BBD2.37	$0.63 CRC320.02	-46.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.67 BBD3.34	$1.59 CRC807.86	-4.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.31	$1.35 CRC684.51	-18.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 BBD2.20	$1.30 CRC659.83	+18.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.50 BBD3.00	$1.19 CRC604.73	-20.5%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 5.5% less for transportation

	Bridgetown	San Jose
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.93 BBD15.85	$5.49 CRC2,786.51	-30.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00 BBD54.00	$38.02 CRC19,306.95	+40.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 BBD70,000.00	$36,925.49 CRC18,749,195.70	+5.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.50 BBD51.00	$15.94 CRC8,094.23	-37.5%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 6.5% more for housing

	Bridgetown	San Jose
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.00 BBD98.00	$53.59 CRC27,213.08	+9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$590.00 BBD1,180.00	$742.08 CRC376,796.37	+25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$480.00 BBD960.00	$463.60 CRC235,397.07	-3.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.91 BBD133.82	$63.06 CRC32,016.96	-5.8%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Bridgetown	San Jose
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$241.67 BBD483.33	$521.49 CRC264,791.27	+115.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,500.00 BBD13,000.00	$12,425.72 CRC6,309,251.58	+91.2%
Average			+103.5%

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pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bridgetown	San Jose
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 BBD5.00	$2.92 CRC1,480.20	+16.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.87 BBD9.74	$3.69 CRC1,874.29	-24.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 BBD16.00	$5.05 CRC2,565.68	-36.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.75 BBD147.50	$59.70 CRC30,313.67	-19.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.50 BBD21.00	$9.72 CRC4,934.00	-7.5%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 2.6% less for clothing

	Bridgetown	San Jose
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.50 BBD145.00	$73.59 CRC37,363.93	+1.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.00 BBD110.00	$50.81 CRC25,800.37	-7.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.38 BBD268.75	$125.98 CRC63,969.11	-6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.00 BBD230.00	$117.31 CRC59,566.93	+2.0%
Average			-2.6%

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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: June 2025

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