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Wellington vs. Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 60.3% more expensive than Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca.

Restaurants: pay 19.7% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 45.3% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 43.1% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 33.4% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 12.4% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 83.8% more in Wellington

The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, transportation, housing, and restaurants in Wellington are more expensive than in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca. Notably, entertainment and sports and clothing are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca, you would:

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pay 19.7% more for restaurants

	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 CRC4,970.75	$14.42 NZ$24.85	+44.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	$9.23 NZ$15.90	-6.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.06 CRC1,026.72	$2.46 NZ$4.24	+19.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 CRC816.25	$1.98 NZ$3.41	+21.0%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 45.3% more for groceries

	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$2.64 CRC1,317.14	$1.98 NZ$3.41	-25.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.46 CRC2,226.15	$4.02 NZ$6.93	-9.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.25 CRC3,621.62	$6.79 NZ$11.70	-6.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.88 CRC1,436.26	$6.77 NZ$11.67	+135.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.76 CRC1,877.12	$4.77 NZ$8.22	+27.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 CRC538.54	$1.36 NZ$2.35	+26.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 CRC246.83	$1.01 NZ$1.74	+104.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 CRC359.03	$1.33 NZ$2.29	+85.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 CRC403.91	$2.32 NZ$3.99	+186.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 CRC471.22	$0.90 NZ$1.54	-5.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 CRC426.35	$0.68 NZ$1.17	-20.6%
Average			+45.3%

Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.1% more for transportation

	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 CRC2,690.94	$6.14 NZ$10.58	+13.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.62 CRC19,787.98	$109.62 NZ$188.86	+176.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,640.45 CRC18,798,579.99	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	-17.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.71 CRC7,346.29	$14.55 NZ$25.07	-1.1%
Average			+43.1%

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pay 33.4% more for housing

	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.88 CRC29,403.70	$48.75 NZ$83.99	-17.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$693.38 CRC346,289.63	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	+58.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.88 CRC34,400.73	$109.37 NZ$188.43	+58.8%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 12.4% more for childcare

	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.27 CRC299,787.88	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	+28.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,608.37 CRC6,296,935.16	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	-3.1%
Average			+12.4%

Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca vs. Wellington - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 CRC1,335.69	$6.63 NZ$11.43	+148.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.67 CRC1,335.69	$3.54 NZ$6.10	+32.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 CRC1,497.17	$25.67 NZ$44.23	+756.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.53 CRC24,734.97	$34.12 NZ$58.79	-31.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	$11.54 NZ$19.88	+16.5%
Average			+184.5%

Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca vs. Wellington - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 83.8% more for clothing

	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.43 CRC29,681.97	$69.31 NZ$119.42	+16.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.77 CRC11,872.79	$46.64 NZ$80.35	+96.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.15 CRC44,522.95	$113.30 NZ$195.21	+27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.53 CRC24,734.97	$146.23 NZ$251.95	+195.3%
Average			+83.8%

Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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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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