Common information
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Population
- 35 650
Cost of living and prices in Puntarenas
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 12 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 58 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 10 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 3 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 8 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 10 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 3 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 17 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 5 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 7 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 32,346 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 32,456 USD |
Entertainment
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 9 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 73 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 51 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 125 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 117 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 77 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 23 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 10.25 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Puntarenas
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 36 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 39 | 39 |
| Average high, °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
| Average temperature, °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
| Average low, °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
| Record low, °C | 21 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Rain, days | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 242 |
| Fog, days | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 81 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 293 | 270 | 134 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 195 | 221 | 187 | 232 | 1604 |
| Relative humidity, % | 84 | 85 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 77 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 96 | 96 | 95 | 93 | 89 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 92 | 95 | 95 | 96 | 92 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 79 | 79 | 76 | 70 | 62 | 60 | 62 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 72 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Dew point, °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 274 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 467 | 482 | 467 | 482 | 517 | 502 | 551 | 533 | 517 | 500 | 517 | 482 | 6017 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 |