Common information
Cost of living and prices in Costa Rica
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre532USD/month
- in city centre737USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre1,008USD/month
- in city centre1,444USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 10 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 59 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 | 2 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 | 4 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 | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 3 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 | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 15 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 |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 40 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 7 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 34,020 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 35,584 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 57 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 32 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 8 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 75 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 53 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 118 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 107 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 88 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 25 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 737 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 532 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,444 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,008 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 2,326 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,403 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 968 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 10.17 |
List of largest cities in Costa Rica
Ratings
Main factors in Costa Rica
- Leisure quality
- 6.4
- Quality of life
- 8
- Travelers rating
- 8.3
- Travelers rating
- 9.1
- English speaking
- 6.4
- Nightlife
- 8
- Coworking spaces
- 6.4
- Traffic
- 3.6
- Free WIFI
- 8
Safety in Costa Rica
Availability of prices in Costa Rica
Comfort in Costa Rica
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Costa Rica
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 34 |
| Average high, °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Average temperature, °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Average low, °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Record low, °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
| Rain, days | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 171 |
| Fog, days | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 45 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 308 | 306 | 162 | 69 | 32 | 24 | 25 | 58 | 228 | 245 | 208 | 245 | 1911 |
| Relative humidity, % | 76 | 77 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 72 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Dew point, °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 217 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 379 | 377 | 360 | 358 | 356 | 338 | 395 | 401 | 413 | 391 | 393 | 390 | 4552 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 |