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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 13.7% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.1% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 12.4% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 7.7% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 14.7% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 42.2% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.2% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 4.2% less in Trinidad and Tobago

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Costa Rica, you would:

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pay 30.1% less for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 CRC4,857.39	$9.57 TTD64.79	-2.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 CRC4,739.57	$7.67 TTD51.91	-19.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CRC995.21	$1.02 TTD6.89	-49.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 CRC781.41	$0.79 TTD5.37	-49.5%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 12.4% more for groceries

	Costa Rica	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 CRC1,262.79	$2.36 TTD15.99	-7.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 CRC2,237.94	$3.83 TTD25.90	-15.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 CRC3,740.34	$8.89 TTD60.19	+18.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 CRC1,389.74	$4.36 TTD29.49	+55.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 CRC1,902.77	$4.08 TTD27.59	+6.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 CRC886.81	$2.59 TTD17.53	+45.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CRC305.74	$1.11 TTD7.48	+79.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 CRC819.01	$1.78 TTD12.02	+7.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 CRC617.46	$1.79 TTD12.12	+44.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 CRC635.24	$0.60 TTD4.08	-52.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 CRC547.12	$0.60 TTD4.03	-45.8%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 7.7% less for transportation

	Costa Rica	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.47 CRC2,719.23	$3.89 TTD26.32	-28.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.59 CRC27,137.81	$86.39 TTD584.74	+58.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,444.91 CRC18,117,972.89	$32,153.27 TTD217,621.29	-11.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.68 CRC7,794.48	$8.08 TTD54.68	-48.5%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 14.7% less for housing

	Costa Rica	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.17 CRC24,446.08	$56.66 TTD383.47	+15.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$805.28 CRC400,329.95	$557.33 TTD3,772.18	-30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.89 CRC276,349.98	$386.35 TTD2,614.89	-30.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.57 CRC31,602.67	$55.56 TTD376.03	-12.6%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 42.2% less for childcare

	Costa Rica	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$517.09 CRC257,060.35	$262.08 TTD1,773.84	-49.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,552.94 CRC4,749,083.93	$6,187.26 TTD41,876.88	-35.2%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 CRC1,285.81	$2.09 TTD14.12	-19.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.84 CRC1,908.38	$3.37 TTD22.83	-12.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.70 CRC2,336.25	$4.99 TTD33.81	+6.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.68 CRC29,171.56	$50.14 TTD339.35	-14.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.11 CRC4,527.37	$8.53 TTD57.73	-6.3%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 4.2% less for clothing

	Costa Rica	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.22 CRC28,941.22	$53.14 TTD359.66	-8.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.70 CRC22,222.99	$39.43 TTD266.90	-11.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.79 CRC56,072.28	$122.11 TTD826.46	+8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.41 CRC46,435.67	$88.97 TTD602.20	-4.7%
Average			-4.2%

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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: December 2025

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