Retire score: 5.43
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Latin America & Caribbean

Costa Rica

Premium cost
Warm climate
High income

Quick highlights

  • Capital: San Jose
  • Income level: High income
  • Currency: CRC
ISO3
CRI
Climate
Warm
Cost band
Premium
Score
5.43

Overview

ISO3
CRI
ISO2
CR
Country
Costa Rica
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Income level
High income
Capital
San Jose
Capital latitude
9.64
Capital longitude
-84.01
Population
5,309,625
Area (km^2)
51,100
Currencies
CRC
Languages
Spanish
English official
No
Flag
Costa Rica flagOpen

Cost of living & financial considerations

CoL + rent
Cost of living
Rent index
Groceries index
Restaurant prices
Purchasing power
Price-to-income
10.1
Mortgage % income
116.2
Affordability index
0.9
Price-to-rent (center)
12.3
Price-to-rent (outside)
12.2
Rental yield (center)
8.1
Rental yield (outside)
8.2

Healthcare access & quality

Healthcare score
UHC index
Healthcare index
Healthcare exp. index

Safety & stability

Political stability (pct)
Safety index
Crime index

Climate & environment

Air quality score
PM2.5 exposure
Pollution index
Exp. pollution index
Climate zone
warm

Social & community infrastructure

English official
No
Population
5,309,625

Infrastructure & logistics

Internet score
—
Broadband subs/100
—
Fixed speed (Mbps)
Mobile speed (Mbps)
Traffic index
Commute time index
Time exp. index
Traffic inefficiency
CO2 emissions index

Legal & administrative ease

Income level
High income
Rule of law (pct)
—
Corruption (CPI)
—