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| ๐ Nomad Score™ | 161 reviews |
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| ๐ถ Family score | |
| ๐ Community score | |
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| ๐ต Cost | |
| ๐ก Internet | |
| ๐ Fun | |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) | |
| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) | |
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | |
| ๐ Safety | |
| ๐ฉ Safe for women | |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* | |
| ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Lack of crime* | |
| ๐ค Lack of racism* | |
| ๐ Education level* | |
| โก๏ธ Power grid | |
| ๐ Resilience to climate change | |
| ๐ฐ Income level* | |
| ๐ English speaking* | |
| ๐ถ Walkability | |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* | |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* | |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* | |
| ๐ Happiness* | |
| ๐ธ Nightlife | |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city | |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from | |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating | |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners | |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* | |
| ๐ Startup Score |
| ๐ Continent | Latin America |
| ๐ฉ Country | Costa Rica |
| ๐๏ธ Average trip length | 14 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) | 10 Mbps |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ซ 29ยฐC 83ยฐF + ๐ฅต Sweaty (92%) = feels 35ยฐC 95ยฐF
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐ 6 US AQI ๐ OK |
| ๐ Power | 115V 60Hz |
| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| ๐ธ 1,000 CRC in USD | USD 2.20 |
| ๐ง Suggested ATM take out: | CRC 100,000 = USD 220 |
| ๐ธ Tipping | No |
| ๐ณ Cashless | ๐ต No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ๐ป Best coworking space | Loop |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| ๐ฆท Fluoride added | ๐ซ No fluoride added |
| โป๏ธ Return rate | 8% of visitors return |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 10,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $19,970 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 51% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 49% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 52% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 48% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 69% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 31% |
| ๐ Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| โช๏ธ Religious government | Religious |
| ๐ Apartment listings | Encuentra24 |
| โ๏ธ Best short-haul air carrier | Nature Air |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | Nature Air |
| ๐ฅ Best hospital | Hone Creek Clinic |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $3,462 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $2,186 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $3,416 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $976 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $2,386 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $4,369 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $659 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $112 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $143 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $217 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $9 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
โ Very safe
โ Fast internet
โ Warm all year
โ Friendly people
โ Very clean
โ Pretty safe
โ Lots of fun stuff to do
โ Warm now
โ Good air quality on average
โ Many Nomads.com members have been
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Very easy to make friends
โ Easy to do business
โ High quality of education
โ Roads are pretty safe
โ Great freedom of speech
โ Democratic
โ Safe for women
โ Family friendly
โ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
โ Not many people smoke tobacco
โ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
โ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
โ Pricey
โ Limited tech and medical infrastructure
โ Weak digital nomad community
โ Very expensive
โ Very sweaty and humid now
โ Hospitals are bad
โ People don't speak English well
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
2984ยฐ warm |
2984ยฐ warm |
3086ยฐ warm |
3290ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
3086ยฐ warm |
| Real (median) |
2679°
warm |
2679°
warm |
2780°
warm |
2781°
very warm |
2781°
very warm |
2781°
very warm |
2781°
very warm |
2781°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2781°
very warm |
2679°
warm |
| Humidity |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 90% |
sweaty 89% |
sweaty 91% |
sweaty 89% |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 89% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 209mm |
rainy 174mm |
rainy 160mm |
rainy 208mm |
rainy 378mm |
rainy 267mm |
rainy 519mm |
rainy 312mm |
rainy 288mm |
rainy 283mm |
rainy 337mm |
rainy 415mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 59% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 74% |
cloudy 78% |
cloudy 80% |
cloudy 79% |
cloudy 82% |
cloudy 77% |
cloudy 74% |
cloudy 59% |
cloudy 64% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
| Remote workers | 1,267 people | 1,629 people | 1,036 people | 1,457 people | 1,140 people | 1,300 people | 800 people | 900 people | 1,020 people | 1,371 people | 1,286 people | 1,067 people |
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