Places · Costa Rica
Living in Grecia
Costa Rica · tropical
Grecia is a small town of roughly 20,000 people near the mountains in Costa Rica. The climate is tropical. It sits well off the usual tourist trail with average safety for the region. A typical month of living costs around $1,450. Healthcare is reasonable, and the internet is generally reliable. People come here for gardening and rural life, hiking, quiet days.
È uno dei posti dove vivere fuori rete è davvero praticabile, sia per legge sia per spazio. Chi nasce in Costa Rica è cittadino, quale che sia la nazionalità dei genitori. Il reddito prodotto all’estero in genere non viene tassato qui.
At a glance
Who tends to love Grecia
- Peace, quiet and few crowds
- Anyone into gardening and rural life
- Anyone into hiking
All parameters
📈 Popularity & prices: Growing
Accommodation prices have moved about +24% in the last 5 years.
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Good to know
- • Natural risks worth checking: earthquake.
⚠️ The honest downsides
- •Dengue circulates in the wet season (mosquito-borne).
- •Tap water isn't reliably drinkable, budget for filtered or bottled.
- •Natural hazards to check locally: earthquakes.
- •The nearest international airport is far; travel days run long.
Health, air (WHO PM2.5), water & crime figures are rough country-level estimates, verify for your case.
On the map
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