Cost of living comparison

Port Of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

compared to

San Jose, Costa Rica

San Jose vs. Port Of Spain Cost of Living Summary

San Jose is 36.7% more expensive than Port Of Spain.

Restaurants: pay 55.4% more in San Jose
Groceries: pay 2.0% more in San Jose
Transportation: pay 7.1% more in San Jose
Housing: pay 9.0% more in San Jose
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in San Jose
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.9% more in San Jose
Clothing: pay 21.4% more in San Jose

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in San Jose are more expensive than in Port Of Spain. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in San Jose.

San Jose vs. Port Of Spain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Jose instead of Port Of Spain, you would:

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pay 55.4% more for restaurants

	Port Of Spain	San Jose
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.24 TTD69.48	$10.83 CRC5,411.93	+5.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.31 TTD49.63	$9.72 CRC4,855.71	+32.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 TTD6.66	$1.99 CRC996.28	+103.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 TTD5.52	$1.46 CRC730.05	+79.5%
Average			+55.4%

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pay 2.0% more for groceries

	Port Of Spain	San Jose
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 TTD17.45	$2.60 CRC1,297.53	+1.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 TTD26.66	$4.26 CRC2,131.12	+8.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.37 TTD63.57	$7.23 CRC3,614.14	-22.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.45 TTD30.22	$3.26 CRC1,630.29	-26.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 TTD28.91	$4.41 CRC2,202.02	+3.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 TTD15.14	$1.95 CRC974.72	-12.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 TTD7.53	$0.63 CRC314.94	-43.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.86 TTD12.64	$1.59 CRC795.04	-14.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.21 TTD14.98	$1.35 CRC673.65	-38.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 TTD4.17	$1.30 CRC649.37	+111.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 TTD5.16	$1.19 CRC595.13	+56.5%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 7.1% more for transportation

	Port Of Spain	San Jose
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.10 TTD27.82	$5.49 CRC2,742.30	+33.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$96.55 TTD655.08	$38.02 CRC19,000.61	-60.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,646.13 TTD228,285.63	$36,925.49 CRC18,451,701.73	+9.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.97 TTD74.44	$15.94 CRC7,965.79	+45.3%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 9.0% more for housing

	Port Of Spain	San Jose
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.56 TTD390.57	$53.59 CRC26,781.29	-6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$638.18 TTD4,329.98	$742.08 CRC370,817.73	+16.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$426.67 TTD2,894.93	$463.60 CRC231,662.02	+8.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.54 TTD363.24	$63.06 CRC31,508.95	+17.8%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Port Of Spain	San Jose
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.42 TTD1,556.56	$521.49 CRC260,589.82	+127.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,719.60 TTD32,022.02	$12,425.72 CRC6,209,142.52	+163.3%
Average			+145.3%

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pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Of Spain	San Jose
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 TTD11.91	$2.92 CRC1,456.71	+66.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 TTD24.20	$3.69 CRC1,844.55	+3.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.85 TTD39.70	$5.05 CRC2,524.97	-13.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.74 TTD344.29	$59.70 CRC29,832.68	+17.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.78 TTD59.55	$9.72 CRC4,855.71	+10.7%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 21.4% more for clothing

	Port Of Spain	San Jose
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.89 TTD379.24	$73.59 CRC36,771.08	+31.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.64 TTD275.71	$50.81 CRC25,391.00	+25.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.84 TTD711.32	$125.98 CRC62,954.11	+20.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.85 TTD731.78	$117.31 CRC58,621.78	+8.8%
Average			+21.4%

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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: April 2025

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