Costa Rica: housing price and price/sq ft

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Housing price details

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

LocationPrice per sq ft – apartmentsPrice 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 ProvinceNot enough listings
CRC 50,197/sq ft
+3%

The most expensive locations in Costa Rica

LocationPrice per sq ft – apartmentsPrice per sq ft – houses
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

LocationPrice per sq ft – apartmentsPrice per sq ft – houses
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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