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🇨🇷 Costa Rica vs 🇵🇪 Peru
Data-backed snapshot for immigrants planning a move. Verify visa rules and costs on official government sites before you decide.
Publisher: MigrantIQ EditorialUpdated regularly4 min readVerify official sources
| Topic | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 🇵🇪 Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly living estimate (rent + groceries + transport) | CRC 1,015 | PEN 594 |
| Cost of living index (signal) | 52.9 | 33.5 |
| Quality of life index (signal) | 7.2 | — |
| Typical net monthly salary (signal) | 2,871 | 2,813 |
| 1BR rent city centre (signal) | 650 | 362 |
| Top marginal income tax % (signal) | 0 | 30 |
| Unemployment rate % | 9.3 | 7.7 |
| Healthcare (summary) | Mixed | Universal/Insurance |
| Language test often required | Varies / not always | Varies / not always |
| Dual citizenship (signal) | Check rules | Check rules |
| Currency | CRC | PEN |
| Population (profile) | 5,265,575 | 32,600,249 |
| Life expectancy (profile) | total population: 80.3 years male: 77.7 years female: 82.9 years | total population: 68.9 years male: 65.4 years female: 72.7 years |
| GDP per capita (profile) | $16,100.00 (USD) | $12,300.00 (USD) |
| Unemployment (profile) | 9.3% | 7.7% |
| Climate (profile) | Altitude determines the climate throughout Costa Rica. Areas below 3,000 feet have average annual temperatures of around 80°, with little… | Peru lies below the Equator, therefore, its seasons along the Pacific Coast, which includes Lima, are the reverse of those in the Norther… |
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- - Comparison rows are directional country-level signals, not personal advice.
- - Profile topic rows appear when country profile data has been imported for that destination.
- - City, visa category, family size, job market, and exchange rates can change the outcome.
- - Official government sources override MigrantIQ summaries for visa, tax, health, and citizenship rules.
- - Use this page to shortlist destinations before reading the full country and visa guides.
Sources & Official Links
- Costa Rica official source
Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería
- Peru official source
Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones
- MigrantIQ country data
Living-cost signals from the country record; optional rows from imported profile topics (CountryReports).
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