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🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Costa Rica
The whole move — visa, taxes, insurance, money and cost of living — in one place.
Visa & Residency
DNV
Comfortable solo budget
€2,760/mo
Stay
1 year
Taxes Abroad
Foreign income exempt
Living in Costa Rica
The visa is step one. Here is the rest of what it takes to live here — each researched and sourced.
🧾 Taxes Abroad
Foreign income exempt Costa Rica → 🩺 Health Insurance
Required (explicit) from €46,000 Costa Rica → 💶 Cost of Living
€1,250–€2,000/mo San José Costa Rica → 🛡️ Health System
Only with social-security contributions Emergency: 911 Costa Rica → 🏡 Housing & Relocation
1-mo deposit Costa Rica → Cost of living
| San José | €1,250–€2,000/mo |
Qualifying insurance
Nomad Insurance (Essential and Complete plans) €54.36/mo Genki Traveler (successor to Genki Explorer, which was retired) €63.90/mo Cigna Global Health Options – International Health Plans (Silver / Gold / Platinum) —
Qualifying insurance →