Laura Whitfield

Moved from the US to Costa Rica in 2020 with her family. Writes about expat life, daily realities, costs, schools, and which towns suit which people. Lives on the Pacific coast.

Living

The Real Cost of Living in Costa Rica: A Monthly Budget Breakdown

Every cost-of-living article about Costa Rica gives you the same range: $1,500 to $3,000 a month. Then it calls it a day and moves on to a paragraph about pura vida. That range is so wide it is useless. It covers everything from a single retiree

Living

Moving to Costa Rica from the US: The Honest Guide

Six years in Costa Rica, the unfiltered version — visas, cost of living, schools, healthcare, culture shock, and what we gave up to get it.

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