I am an American with an opportunity to live and work in Costa Rica. What can I expect from my "everyday"?

Question

My spanish is marginal, at best. i am a commercial diver. what can i expect to pay for a house, rent, daily living expenses, etc.

Answer 1

You will love Costa Rica, the people are friendly and the country is beautiful, I lived there fron 1990 to 1995.

Most people speak english, and you will see that you do not need to know spanish in order to accomplish things. The bad part is that you really will have a hard time learning spanish, especially if you live in any beach, they are full of people from the USA and europeans.

For rent... well it depends where you are going to stay. If you are going to stay in the beaches or coastal areas rent will probably go for $ 300-500, a decent apartment with two or three rooms. You always have the option to share apartments and you can find ads in the local newspapers. In San Jose it is a little more expensive, but again it depends at what you are looking for.

Transportation is OK in San Jose, you can use the local bus service to get anywhere (which is very cheap) as long as you bear in mind to use your common sense, no cameras, jewelry, other wise it is pretty safe. The taxis in all Costa Rica are well kept and the fares are reasonable, you can find cabs many of them everywhere you go. It is like New York, the predominant car is a cab and they have electronic fare, all of them by law, so it is difficult for a cabby to trick you.

The food is amazing in Costa Rica, everywhere I ate it was delicious, I miss it. From cheap sodas to restaurants the food was great and accesible.

No matter what town you go, you will have a decent supermarket, laundry, cable TV services, internet, restaurants and such, and nightlife. I think you will enjoy it. If you need any other info please contact me.

Glad to help.

Answer 2

I wanted to move to Honduras for a year or so, until the Honduran Embassy in Americca did me wrong. During that time, I did research on what I needed to do to live in Honduras and be able to get around without a translator. My pastor told me to go to Costa Rica to learn Spanish. When I was in Honduras the second time, I met a man from Washington State who said,"Go to Coasta Rica for 6 months, to learn the language." Seems like it's the preferred place to go to for learning Spanish. I even went on-line and found a place that offerred food transportation, and living, ALONG WITH the spanish lessons, for ONLY $350/MONTH!!
Aside from that. I THINK Costa Rica is one of the safest countries in the world. They have security people, like police, i think, but they DO NOT have a military, an Army. I hear that there are no gangs there either. So, I think you'll have a good time there. It's inexpensive to live there, and Latinos are awesome people!! I have been in Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, and El Salvador. There are no finer people in the world!! And I have also been to Canada, Romania, and Austria.
Get some Odorless garlic to take everyday. It helps repel mosquitos from your body. IT WORKS, and YOU WILLLL need it!! I only got like 1 mosquito bite in 5 weeks in Hondura! But, Coasta Rica being like America (not having a WHOLE whole lot of crime, unlike HONDURAS), the security is good, and you may want to invest in it while you are there, just for safe keeping.
See if they have Coccola Shompon. IT's AWESOME!! And get them to make you a shrimp poopoossa!! AWESOME food in Latin America!!

Answer 3

ive never been to costa rica. but i did live in panama for a year. i think its pretty similiar. living expenses is fairly cheap, id say around 200-500 a month for a one or two bedroom apartment. you probably wont make salary nearly as much as you make here. i made about half of what i make in the states. but then again living is a lot cheaper, food is cheap, and taking spanish lessons wont be a big deal.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Never been there - But from everything I hear your a very lucky person.............