What does it really cost to Live in Costa Rica?
Much is written about how cheap it is to live in some of these other Countries that are being being promoted. Also, Costa Rica has risen beyond a point of being affordable. One must respect the views of others as many circumstances dictate decisions for location and regiment.
It is important that relativity be applied as well or one can miss the obvious benefits of a little more cost . Some of the benefits we offer in Costa Rica are as follows:
Many direct international flights
Closer proximity to mainland USA
Politically tranquil
Friendly people
Less crime
Very good infrastructure
Great health care
A beautiful country
Choices of climate and lifestyles
These are just a few of the many many benefits if you really want to make a case.
Choices of places to live is also important.
Here is one couples documented comparison of costs to live in Costa Rica
My wife and I happen to provide a perfect real-time laboratory of an expense comparison. Every year we split our time almost exactly 50/50 between two very beautiful parts of the world; our house about an hour outside San Francisco, California, and our house on the southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica. In California our 1,500-square foot house sits on a 1/3 acre lot nestled in the redwoods. We have two cars in California, both more than 10 years old. In Costa Rica our 2,700-square foot house sits on a 5-acre lot overlooking the Pacific Ocean. We also have two older vehicles in Costa Rica, both 4WD of necessity.
I just analyzed our living expenses in selected categories going back over five years. Of the total in each expense category I computed the percentage spent in California vs. the percentage spent in Costa Rica. The table below lists the result
Costa Rica and California
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