| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.57/5 (Rank #1257)
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| ❤️ Liked by members |
👍2 liked it 👎2 disliked it
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,389 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 34 Mbps (avg)
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| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 31°C87°F (feels 34°C93°F)
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| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 54%
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| 👌 Safety |
Bad
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| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Bad
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| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
| 🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Low:
$985 / mo
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| 🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Good |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Latin America |
| 🚩 Country | Costa Rica |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 22 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 34 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 31°C 87°F + 😊 Comfy (54%) = feels 34°C 93°F
|
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 1,000 CRC in USD | USD 2.11 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CRC 100,000 = USD 211 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| 💻 Best coworking space | SWINDA COWORK OFFICE |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Bali beach deli |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 3,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $11,825 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 68% 👱♀️ 32% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | VRBO |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Nature Air |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,389 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,374 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $8,544 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,441 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,620 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,070 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,355 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $1,054 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $123 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $101 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $314 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Safe for women
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Nomads.com members really didn't like going here
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
3290° hot |
3188° hot |
3290° hot |
3391° hot |
3290° hot |
3391° hot |
3391° hot |
3290° hot |
3188° hot |
3188° hot |
3086° warm |
3290° hot |
| Real (median) |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2983°
very warm |
2983°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2781°
warm |
2780°
warm |
2780°
warm |
2780°
warm |
2882°
very warm |
| Humidity |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 76% |
sweaty 72% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 89% |
sweaty 89% |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 84% |
| Most common | ||||||||||||
| Rain |
dry 17mm |
dry 11mm |
dry 17mm |
rainy 65mm |
rainy 322mm |
rainy 368mm |
rainy 290mm |
rainy 329mm |
rainy 361mm |
rainy 444mm |
rainy 201mm |
dry 48mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 20% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 19% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 12 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
| Remote workers | 1,740 people | 1,714 people | 2,486 people | 2,057 people | 1,500 people | 1,440 people | 1,800 people | 1,440 people | 1,350 people | 1,200 people | 1,800 people | 1,133 people |
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