Costa Rica: housing price and price/m²

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Housing price details

The median price of an apartment for sale is CRC 1,228,781/m². That means there are as many properties more expensive than CRC 1,228,781/m² as cheaper. As for houses for sale, the median price is CRC 991,664/m².
Apartments
Number of roomsMedian price
StudioCRC 1,240,443/m²
2 piècesCRC 1,502,884/m²
3 piècesCRC 1,580,204/m²
4 piècesCRC 1,263,293/m²
5 piècesCRC 998,465/m²
Houses
Number of roomsMedian price
4 piècesCRC 1,238,246/m²
5 piècesCRC 1,134,672/m²
6 piècesCRC 1,017,307/m²
7 piècesCRC 820,536/m²
8 piècesCRC 589,585/m²

Costa Rica: all details of housing price

LocationPrice per m² – apartmentsPrice per m² – houses
Guanacaste Province
CRC 2,297,138
-2%
CRC 1,619,164
-1%
San José Province
CRC 1,104,563
-1%
CRC 834,970
-1%
Puntarenas Province
CRC 1,396,483
-1%
CRC 1,422,002
Alajuela Province
CRC 973,219
+1%
CRC 832,229
-2%
Heredia Province
CRC 1,016,765
+1%
CRC 694,038
-2%
Limón Province
CRC 913,064
-2%
CRC 952,076
-17%
Cartago ProvinceNot enough listings
CRC 588,725

The most expensive locations in Costa Rica

LocationPrice per m² – apartmentsPrice per m² – houses
Las Catalinas
CRC 3,536,964
CRC 4,484,479
+2%
Playa Flamingo
CRC 2,316,082
-2%
CRC 2,184,708
-1%
Tamarindo
CRC 2,274,236
-1%
CRC 1,802,457
Santa Cruz
CRC 1,513,972
-1%
CRC 1,501,202
-3%
Jaco
CRC 1,394,020
-1%
CRC 867,791
+1%
San José
CRC 1,315,008
-1%
CRC 603,024
San Rafael
CRC 1,231,067
CRC 833,038
-1%
Escazu
CRC 1,097,415
+1%
CRC 856,389
-4%
San Rafael de Escazú
CRC 1,065,524
-3%
CRC 950,514
-3%
Santa Ana
CRC 1,055,048
-1%
CRC 931,394
-1%

The most affordable locations in Costa Rica

LocationPrice per m² – apartmentsPrice per m² – houses
Cahuita
CRC 755,564
-5%
CRC 662,676
-1%
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
CRC 773,573
Not enough listings
Curridabat
CRC 1,006,211
-2%
CRC 1,033,975
Santa Ana
CRC 1,055,048
-1%
CRC 931,394
-1%
San Rafael de Escazú
CRC 1,065,524
-3%
CRC 950,514
-3%
Escazu
CRC 1,097,415
+1%
CRC 856,389
-4%
San Rafael
CRC 1,231,067
CRC 833,038
-1%
San José
CRC 1,315,008
-1%
CRC 603,024
Jaco
CRC 1,394,020
-1%
CRC 867,791
+1%
Santa Cruz
CRC 1,513,972
-1%
CRC 1,501,202
-3%

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