Due to the increase in the cost of living, 138,000 families will not have sufficient income to purchase the basic food supply, according to the Association of Economic Sciences of Costa Rica. In ...

Living costs in Costa Rica are rising even as inflation plunges and the local currency, the colón, continues to strengthen — an unusual combination that has puzzled economists. The inflation rate fell ...

Paradise doesn’t come cheap. Cars, gas, appliances, phones, TVs often cost more in Costa Rica. But not everything. Here’s a simple, like-for-like look at staples I buy all the time, using lowest ...

Did you know Costa Rica has a “blue zone,” where people reportedly live longer and healthier lives than other parts of the ...