Module 2 Resource
Compare all seven regions side by side across the categories that matter most to your relocation. Use the filters to focus on what's important to you.
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| Category | ⛰️Central Valley |
🌾Northern Plains |
🌊Guanacaste | 🐢Nicoya Peninsula |
🐝Central Pacific |
🌿South Pacific |
🌴Caribbean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🌦️ Climate | |||||||
| Temperature | Mild 70s – low 80s |
Mild 70s – low 80s |
Hot High 80s – low 90s |
Hot 80s – low 90s |
Hot 80s |
Hot & Mild 70s – 80s |
Hot & Mild 80s |
| 💰 Cost of Living | |||||||
| Cost of Living | Low | Low | High | High & Low | High & Low | High & Low | Low |
| 🏄 Lifestyle | |||||||
| Amenities | Excellent | Limited | Excellent | Limited | Good | Limited | Limited |
| Town Culture | |||||||
| 🛠️ Practical | |||||||
| Distance to Airport | 0 – 1+ hrs (SJO) |
2+ hrs (SJO & LIR) |
0 – 2 hrs (LIR) |
2.5 – 4+ hrs (LIR) |
1.5 – 3 hrs (SJO) |
3+ hrs (SJO) |
4+ hrs (SJO) |
| Medical Care | Excellent | Limited | Good | Limited | Good | Limited | Limited |
| Transport Options | Many | Limited out of town | Limited out of town | Limited out of town | Many | Limited out of town | Limited out of town |
| Accessibility | Accessible | Not as accessible | Accessible | Not as accessible | Accessible | Not as accessible | Not as accessible |
| 🎓 Schools & Education | |||||||
| International / Bilingual Schools | Excellent Many options |
Limited Mainly public |
Good Tamarindo, Potrero, Brasilito |
Limited Nosara, Sámara, Santa Teresa |
Good 6+ options, varied budgets Jacó / Playa Hermosa |
Good Uvita & Ojochal |
Limited Very few |
| Public Schools | Many Strong access |
Available Rural quality varies |
Available Better in Liberia |
Available Small & rural |
Available Jacó / Quepos areas |
Available Rural, smaller |
Available Quality varies |
* All information is a general guide to help you compare regions at a glance. Individual communities within each region may vary. Use this as a starting point for deeper research.