Costa Rica: housing price and price/m²

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Housing price details

The median price of an apartment for sale is CRC 1,242,307. That means there are as many properties more expensive than CRC 1,242,307 as cheaper. As for houses for sale, the median price is CRC 987,093.
Apartments
Number of roomsMedian price
StudioCRC 1,262,097
2 piècesCRC 1,450,912
3 piècesCRC 1,608,500
4 piècesCRC 1,201,979
5 piècesCRC 1,004,834
Houses
Number of roomsMedian price
4 piècesCRC 1,349,350
5 piècesCRC 1,197,485
6 piècesCRC 978,738
7 piècesCRC 719,682
8 piècesCRC 584,900

Costa Rica: all details of housing price

LocationPrice per m² – apartmentsPrice per m² – houses
Guanacaste Province
CRC 2,327,679
CRC 1,707,323
San José Province
CRC 1,126,298
-1%
CRC 842,374
+1%
Puntarenas Province
CRC 1,431,056
CRC 1,370,690
+9%
Alajuela Province
CRC 898,285
+6%
CRC 855,278
+1%
Heredia Province
CRC 1,025,319
+2%
CRC 716,575
Limón Province
CRC 945,318
-1%
CRC 1,345,545
+12%
Cartago ProvinceNot enough listings
CRC 587,757

The most expensive locations in Costa Rica

LocationPrice per m² – apartmentsPrice per m² – houses
Las Catalinas
CRC 3,701,417
CRC 3,883,317
+9%
Playa Flamingo
CRC 2,390,263
CRC 2,140,560
+3%
Tamarindo
CRC 2,251,315
-1%
CRC 1,791,123
Santa Cruz
CRC 1,546,052
CRC 1,575,153
-1%
Jaco
CRC 1,427,851
CRC 850,616
+2%
San José
CRC 1,334,450
-1%
CRC 602,454
San Rafael
CRC 1,247,415
+2%
CRC 870,318
San Rafael de Escazú
CRC 1,131,447
CRC 980,526
+1%
Santa Ana
CRC 1,076,685
CRC 926,160
Escazu
CRC 1,070,569
+1%
CRC 888,648
+1%

The most affordable locations in Costa Rica

LocationPrice per m² – apartmentsPrice per m² – houses
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
CRC 773,494
Not enough listings
Cahuita
CRC 837,838
-4%
Not enough listings
Heredia
CRC 1,013,798
+5%
CRC 582,645
-2%
Curridabat
CRC 1,036,592
-4%
CRC 1,028,078
+1%
Escazu
CRC 1,070,569
+1%
CRC 888,648
+1%
Santa Ana
CRC 1,076,685
CRC 926,160
San Rafael de Escazú
CRC 1,131,447
CRC 980,526
+1%
San Rafael
CRC 1,247,415
+2%
CRC 870,318
San José
CRC 1,334,450
-1%
CRC 602,454
Jaco
CRC 1,427,851
CRC 850,616
+2%

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