Costa Rica: housing price and price/sq ft
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The median price of an apartment for sale is CRC 113,524/sq ft. That means there are as many properties more expensive than CRC 113,524/sq ft as cheaper. As for houses for sale, the median price is CRC 96,361/sq ft.Apartments
Number of roomsMedian price
StudioCRC 167,532/sq ft
2 piècesCRC 138,121/sq ft
3 piècesCRC 120,261/sq ft
4 piècesCRC 149,164/sq ft
5 piècesNot enough listings
Houses
Number of roomsMedian price
4 piècesCRC 88,071/sq ft
5 piècesCRC 108,860/sq ft
6 piècesCRC 119,686/sq ft
7 piècesCRC 79,916/sq ft
8 piècesCRC 97,839/sq ft
Costa Rica: all details of housing price
Location | Price per sq ft – apartments | Price per sq ft – houses |
---|---|---|
Guanacaste Province | CRC 156,058/sq ft +1% | CRC 131,247/sq ft +2% |
San José Province | CRC 95,162/sq ft +1% | CRC 75,946/sq ft +1% |
Puntarenas Province | CRC 123,855/sq ft -1% | CRC 122,411/sq ft +3% |
Alajuela Province | CRC 85,803/sq ft -1% | CRC 74,669/sq ft +1% |
Heredia Province | CRC 84,297/sq ft -3% | CRC 64,855/sq ft -1% |
Limón Province | CRC 80,967/sq ft | CRC 100,596/sq ft +8% |
Cartago Province | Not enough listings | CRC 50,197/sq ft +3% |
The most expensive locations in Costa Rica
Location | Price per sq ft – apartments | Price per sq ft – houses |
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Playa Flamingo | CRC 200,463/sq ft -2% | CRC 181,003/sq ft +1% |
Tamarindo | CRC 179,369/sq ft +1% | CRC 131,728/sq ft |
Quepos | CRC 135,919/sq ft +6% | CRC 104,534/sq ft -13% |
Jaco | CRC 118,716/sq ft -4% | CRC 102,389/sq ft +1% |
San José | CRC 108,820/sq ft +1% | CRC 58,451/sq ft +1% |
San Rafael | CRC 107,856/sq ft | CRC 86,512/sq ft +1% |
Santa Ana | CRC 99,548/sq ft +3% | CRC 76,021/sq ft +3% |
San Rafael de Escazú | CRC 99,197/sq ft -2% | CRC 79,419/sq ft +2% |
Escazu | CRC 97,810/sq ft +1% | CRC 76,381/sq ft +1% |
Cahuita | CRC 81,055/sq ft +1% | CRC 104,764/sq ft -2% |
The most affordable locations in Costa Rica
Location | Price per sq ft – apartments | Price per sq ft – houses |
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Puerto Viejo de Talamanca | CRC 79,057/sq ft -1% | CRC 108,553/sq ft |
Cahuita | CRC 81,055/sq ft +1% | CRC 104,764/sq ft -2% |
Escazu | CRC 97,810/sq ft +1% | CRC 76,381/sq ft +1% |
San Rafael de Escazú | CRC 99,197/sq ft -2% | CRC 79,419/sq ft +2% |
Santa Ana | CRC 99,548/sq ft +3% | CRC 76,021/sq ft +3% |
San Rafael | CRC 107,856/sq ft | CRC 86,512/sq ft +1% |
San José | CRC 108,820/sq ft +1% | CRC 58,451/sq ft +1% |
Jaco | CRC 118,716/sq ft -4% | CRC 102,389/sq ft +1% |
Quepos | CRC 135,919/sq ft +6% | CRC 104,534/sq ft -13% |
Tamarindo | CRC 179,369/sq ft +1% | CRC 131,728/sq ft |
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