Nomad List| 🏆 Nomad Score™ | 174 reviews |
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| 🌍 Region | Latin America | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚩 Country | Costa Rica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 12 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 5 Mbps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛅️ Weather | 🌧 28°C 83°F + 💦 Humid (99%) + 💨 7km/h = Feels like 35°C 95°F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 😷 55 µg/m3 equal to 🚬 🚬 🚬 / day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🔌 Power | 115V60Hz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Movistar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💸 1,000 CRC in USD | USD 1.73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: CRC 100,000 | USD 173 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💸 Tipping | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💳 Cashless society | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Cafe Tico Tamarindo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Pangas Beach Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, contaminated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♻️ Return rate | 10% of nomads return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 6,900 people | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛪️ 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| beachsurfingwarm nowwarmhotslow internethigh humidityfreedom of pressdemocracyfreedommany womenfriendly people | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💵 Nomad Cost™ | $2,771 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,006 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,125 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $607 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $433 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $124 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $1,507 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $71 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (180 listings) | $5,280 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $173 / night |
| 🍝 Dinner | $5 |
| 🍹 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $3 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $2 |
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✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality usually
✅ 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
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very humid now
❌ Bad air quality today
❌ Not many nomads go here
❌ Hospitals are pretty bad
❌ Hostile towards LGBT
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