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Costa Rica vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 28.9% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.3% more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 4.6% more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 27.8% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 22.4% more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 75.8% more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.1% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 5.1% more in Costa Rica

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Trinidad and Tobago. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.3% more for restaurants

	Trinidad and Tobago	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.57 TTD64.79	$9.77 CRC4,857.39	+2.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.67 TTD51.91	$9.53 CRC4,739.57	+24.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 TTD6.89	$2.00 CRC995.21	+96.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 TTD5.37	$1.57 CRC781.41	+98.2%
Average			+55.3%

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pay 4.6% more for groceries

	Trinidad and Tobago	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 TTD15.99	$2.54 CRC1,262.79	+7.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.83 TTD25.90	$4.50 CRC2,237.94	+17.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.89 TTD60.19	$7.52 CRC3,740.34	-15.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 TTD29.49	$2.80 CRC1,389.74	-35.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 TTD27.59	$3.83 CRC1,902.77	-6.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.59 TTD17.53	$1.78 CRC886.81	-31.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 TTD7.48	$0.62 CRC305.74	-44.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78 TTD12.02	$1.65 CRC819.01	-7.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 TTD12.12	$1.24 CRC617.46	-30.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 TTD4.08	$1.28 CRC635.24	+111.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 TTD4.03	$1.10 CRC547.12	+84.6%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 27.8% more for transportation

	Trinidad and Tobago	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 TTD26.32	$5.47 CRC2,719.23	+40.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$86.39 TTD584.74	$54.59 CRC27,137.81	-36.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,153.27 TTD217,621.29	$36,444.91 CRC18,117,972.89	+13.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 TTD54.68	$15.68 CRC7,794.48	+94.1%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 22.4% more for housing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.66 TTD383.47	$49.17 CRC24,446.08	-13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$557.33 TTD3,772.18	$805.28 CRC400,329.95	+44.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$386.35 TTD2,614.89	$555.89 CRC276,349.98	+43.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.56 TTD376.03	$63.57 CRC31,602.67	+14.4%
Average			+22.4%

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pay 75.8% more for childcare

	Trinidad and Tobago	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.08 TTD1,773.84	$517.09 CRC257,060.35	+97.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,187.26 TTD41,876.88	$9,552.94 CRC4,749,083.93	+54.4%
Average			+75.8%

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pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Trinidad and Tobago	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.09 TTD14.12	$2.59 CRC1,285.81	+24.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.37 TTD22.83	$3.84 CRC1,908.38	+13.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.99 TTD33.81	$4.70 CRC2,336.25	-5.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.14 TTD339.35	$58.68 CRC29,171.56	+17.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.53 TTD57.73	$9.11 CRC4,527.37	+6.8%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 5.1% more for clothing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.14 TTD359.66	$58.22 CRC28,941.22	+9.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.43 TTD266.90	$44.70 CRC22,222.99	+13.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.11 TTD826.46	$112.79 CRC56,072.28	-7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.97 TTD602.20	$93.41 CRC46,435.67	+5.0%
Average			+5.1%

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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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