⭐️ Total score |
2.58/5 (Rank #369)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍2 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,008 / mo
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📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 8 Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 29°C84°F (feels 35°C95°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 85%
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👌 Safety |
Okay
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👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Bad
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
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💰 Income level* |
Low:
$985 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Good |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Latin America |
🚩 Country | Costa Rica |
🗓️ Average trip length | 12 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 8 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 29°C 84°F + 🥵 Sweaty (85%) = feels 35°C 95°F
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🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 1,000 CRC in USD | USD 1.98 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CRC 100,000 = USD 198 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
☕️ Best coffee place | Cafe Tico Tamarindo |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Pangas Beach Club |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 9% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 6,900 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $11,825 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 75% 👱♀️ 25% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | VRBO |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Nature Air |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Nature Air |
🏥 Best hospital | Hospital La Católica |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,008 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,632 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,951 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,700 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,581 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,771 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,406 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $694 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $121 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $91 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $260 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $15 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $3 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $8,509 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $8 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ 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
✅ Family friendly
✅ 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
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ People don't speak English well
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 31°C / 88°F hot | 31°C / 88°F hot | 33°C / 91°F hot | 33°C / 91°F hot | 33°C / 91°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 33°C / 91°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 31°C / 88°F hot |
Real (median) |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
29°C / 83°F
very warm |
30°C / 85°F
very warm |
29°C / 84°F
very warm |
29°C / 83°F
very warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
Humidity |
sweaty 74% |
nice 69% |
nice 66% |
sweaty 74% |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 90% |
sweaty 90% |
sweaty 89% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 76% |
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Rain |
dry 2mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 42mm |
rainy 232mm |
rainy 305mm |
rainy 208mm |
rainy 283mm |
rainy 358mm |
rainy 352mm |
rainy 114mm |
dry 16mm |
Cloud |
pockets 16% |
pockets 11% |
pockets 14% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 13% |
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 | 600 people | 520 people | 429 people | 364 people | 475 people | 343 people | 375 people | 311 people | 340 people | 550 people | 422 people | 455 people |
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