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The Metropolitan Cathedral of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica
San Jose, Costa RicaThe Metropolitan Cathedral of San Jose
Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town

Photos: San Jose, Costa Rica by Bernard Gagnon, CC0; Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License.

San Jose, Costa Rica or Tbilisi?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose San Jose, Costa Rica for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on San Jose, Costa Rica’s own page.

Choose Tbilisi for

  • wellness
  • food and drink
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Tbilisi’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. San Jose, Costa Rica 12, Tbilisi 7: San Jose, Costa Rica leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. San Jose, Costa Rica 42, Tbilisi 72: Tbilisi leads by 30 points.
Culture & sights. San Jose, Costa Rica 38, Tbilisi 62: Tbilisi leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. San Jose, Costa Rica 40, Tbilisi 70: Tbilisi leads by 30 points.
Nature & outdoors. San Jose, Costa Rica 78, Tbilisi 58: San Jose, Costa Rica leads by 20 points.
Day trips. San Jose, Costa Rica 52, Tbilisi 77: Tbilisi leads by 25 points.
Good for families. San Jose, Costa Rica 44, Tbilisi 45: Tbilisi leads by 1 points.
Getting around. San Jose, Costa Rica 30, Tbilisi 52: Tbilisi leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. San Jose, Costa Rica 36, Tbilisi 42: Tbilisi leads by 6 points.
Affordability. San Jose, Costa Rica 54, Tbilisi 80: Tbilisi leads by 26 points.
Live music & performing arts. San Jose, Costa Rica 38, Tbilisi 57: Tbilisi leads by 19 points.
Wellness & relaxation. San Jose, Costa Rica 28, Tbilisi 66: Tbilisi leads by 38 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: San Jose, Costa Rica and Tbilisi.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

San Jose, Costa Rica
41match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and beaches with your weighting.

Tbilisi
Best match
57match

Wins on wellness and food and drink with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

San Jose, Costa Rica in July

28 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
173 mmrain in the month
13 hdaylight a day

Tbilisi in July

32 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
34 mmrain in the month
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

San Jose, Costa Rica's station stands 241 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. San Jose, Costa Rica: 1991-2020 normals, Juan Santamaria (16.8 km from centre). Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSan Jose, Costa RicaTbilisi
Official languageSpanishGeorgian
CurrencyCosta Rican Colon (CRC)Lari (GEL)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-6UTC+4
Emergency number911112
Elevation1,161 m575 m
Main airportJuan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)16 km from centre49 non-stop destinationsTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days17 days

By the numbers

MeasureSan Jose, Costa RicaTbilisi
City population335,0071,331,485
People per km²7,5111,849
Museums within 10 km929
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.