Tropical beach with palm trees at golden hour

Latin America

🇨🇷 Costa Rica

Pura vida meets fiber internet. Costa Rica's actual nomad visa (not the separate Rentista residency track) is a straightforward income-based path, and Tamarindo pairs surf-town living with one of the country's densest coworking scenes.

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Visa route

Scheme

Digital Nomad Visa (Estancia para Trabajadores Remotos)

Maximum stay

1 year, renewable once (2 years total)

Income or savings

$3,000/month single, $4,000/month family

Difficulty

Moderate

Summary figures carried over from the earlier site and not individually dated. The audited, sourced version is in the tracker: Digital Nomads / remote workers and international-service providers (Law 10.008) (checked 29 Sept 2026).

Full guide: Costa Rica Digital Nomad Visa: Rentista vs Remote Worker Guide

Cities in Costa Rica

Figures are planning estimates. Method

~$1700/mo est.

Tamarindo

Surf, fiber internet, and pura vida

120 Mbps est.Safety 7/10 est.Growing community

Palm-lined tropical beach on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast

~$2600/mo est.

Santa Teresa

Tamarindo's more laid-back, pricier cousin

40 Mbps est.Safety 7/10 est.Growing community