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Heredia

Costa Rica

Population
22,000
Coordinates
10.00Β° N, 84.12Β° W
Time zone
America/Costa Rica
Prices for
Sep 2026

One person needs about $1,868 a month in Heredia, rent included: 68% less than in New York. The average net salary is $1,366 a month.

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Heredia at 10.00Β° N, 84.12Β° W

Livability

Seven domain scores, weighted. 6 of them have data for Heredia; a missing one is left out of the average, not counted as zero.

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50out of 100
LivabilityMedium confidence
  • Purchasing power25%50
  • Safetycountry20%48
  • Health carecountry15%57
  • Climate10%No data
  • Air qualitycountry10%54
  • Connectivitycountry10%49
  • Cost10%40
How each domain is scored
Purchasing power, 25%
What a local net salary buys against local prices, as a percentile.
Safety, 20%
Numbeo safety index for the city, or for its country when the city has no survey.
Health care, 15%
Numbeo health care index, city first, then country.
Climate, 10%
Numbeo climate index where surveyed, otherwise a comfort score from NASA climate normals.
Air quality, 10%
30-day mean US AQI on a 0-100 scale: 100 at AQI 25 or cleaner, 0 at 150 or worse.
Connectivity, 10%
Percentile of median fixed broadband download speed, city first, then country.
Cost, 10%
Cheaper places score higher: the percentile of the cost-of-living plus rent index, inverted.
Livability rank in Costa Rica
#11
Cheapest-city rank, worldwide
#2,053

What it costs

US dollars a month. Indices compare with New York, which is 100; changes are against the same month a year earlier.

Cost of living index
58.2
New York = 100, rent excluded
+14.7%in 12 months
Rent index
20.8
New York = 100
+24.8%in 12 months
Purchasing power
83.6
Net salary against costs, New York = 100
Net salary
$1,366
Average, after tax
One person
$1,868
$873 without rent
Family of four
$4,833
$2,977 without rent
Rent, one bedroom in the centre
$994
73% of a net salary
Price to income
6.6
Years of income to buy a 90 mΒ² flat

Prices

55 everyday prices in US dollars, the median of this month's contributions, each against a base you choose.

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Differences are against New York; teal marks a price that is lower (or a salary that is higher).

Prices in Heredia, US dollars, compared with New York
ItemHerediaNew YorkDifference
Restaurants
Meal, inexpensive restaurant$12.31$25.00βˆ’51%
Meal for 2, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)$60.00$140βˆ’57%
McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent combo meal)$10.74$14.00βˆ’23%
Domestic beer (0.5 l, draught)$2.12$8.00βˆ’74%
Imported beer (0.33 l bottle, restaurant)$4.03$10.00βˆ’60%
Cappuccino (regular)$3.85$6.37βˆ’40%
Coke/Pepsi (0.33 l bottle)$2.23$3.80βˆ’41%
Water (0.33 l bottle)$1.73$2.89βˆ’40%
Markets
Milk (1 l)$2.19$1.36+61%
Loaf of fresh white bread (500g)$2.52$4.68βˆ’46%
Rice, white (1 kg)$2.74$6.97βˆ’61%
Eggs (12)$7.67$5.73+34%
Local cheese (1 kg)$11.51$17.38βˆ’34%
Chicken fillets (1 kg)$14.92$15.11βˆ’1%
Beef round (1 kg, or equivalent red meat)$17.63$17.77βˆ’1%
Apples (1 kg)$10.73$6.11+76%
Bananas (1 kg)$3.00$2.20+36%
Oranges (1 kg)$4.92$5.77βˆ’15%
Tomato (1 kg)$3.38$6.25βˆ’46%
Potato (1 kg)$3.57$3.47+3%
Onion (1 kg)$4.64$4.17+11%
Lettuce (1 head)$2.21$2.72βˆ’19%
Water (1.5 l bottle)$4.67$2.50+87%
Bottle of wine, mid-range$14.55$20.00βˆ’27%
Domestic beer (0.5 l bottle)$2.60$3.21βˆ’19%
Imported beer (0.33 l bottle)$4.64$3.96+17%
Cigarettes (20 pack, Marlboro)$5.60$19.00βˆ’71%
Transport
One-way ticket, local transport$1.34$3.00βˆ’55%
Monthly pass, regular price$16.79$140βˆ’88%
Taxi start, normal tariff$2.69$3.00βˆ’10%
Taxi, 1 km, normal tariff$2.91$2.18+33%
Taxi, 1 hour waiting, normal tariff$11.19$42.00βˆ’73%
Gasoline (1 l)$1.58$1.10+44%
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (or equivalent new car)$33,572$35,458βˆ’5%
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW (or equivalent new car)$41,797$25,309+65%
Utilities, per month
Basic utilities, 85mΒ² apartment (electricity, heating, cooling, water, garbage)β€”β€”β€”
Mobile plan (calls + 10GB data)$26.41$73.50βˆ’64%
Internet (60 Mbps+, unlimited, cable/ADSL)$54.47$71.93βˆ’24%
Sports and leisure
Fitness club, monthly fee (1 adult)$75.36$126βˆ’40%
Tennis court rent (1 hour, weekend)$22.38$62.38βˆ’64%
Cinema, 1 seat, international release$11.75$23.00βˆ’49%
Childcare
Preschool, full day, private (monthly, 1 child)$706$3,366βˆ’79%
International primary school (yearly, 1 child)$18,429$60,589βˆ’70%
Clothing and shoes
1 pair of jeans (Levi's 501 or similar)$92.32$72.80+27%
1 summer dress, chain store (Zara, H&M)$65.95$53.22+24%
1 pair of Nike running shoes, mid-range$142$118+20%
1 pair of men's leather business shoes$110$125βˆ’12%
Rent, per month
Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre$994$4,417βˆ’77%
Apartment (1 bedroom) outside centre$615$3,033βˆ’80%
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre$1,856$9,242βˆ’80%
Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside centre$1,144$5,461βˆ’79%
Buying an apartment
Price per square meter, apartment in city centre$2,119$18,759βˆ’89%
Price per square meter, apartment outside centre$1,477$6,523βˆ’77%
Salary and financing
Average monthly net salary, after tax$1,366$5,178βˆ’74%
Mortgage interest rate, 20-year fixed rate (%)13.00%6.49%+6.5 pts

Three years of prices

Each line starts at 100 in its first month, so a rise in rent can be read against a rise in salary on the same scale. The core basket is twelve everyday prices. Hover for the actual values.

Show the monthly values
MonthCore basket indexRent, 1 bedroomNet salary
Sep 2026β€”$994$1,366
Jun 2026β€”β€”β€”
May 202642.9$990$1,355
Feb 202637.3$805$1,306
Jan 202637.4$805$1,308
Dec 202537.4$803$1,303
Nov 202537.2$800$1,299
Sep 202537.9$797$1,296
Aug 202534.6$782$1,398
May 202530.0$761$1,499
Apr 202530.2$764$1,500
Mar 202530.4$803$1,508
Feb 202530.4$831$1,501
Jan 202530.4$830$1,499
Dec 202430.4$830$1,500
Nov 202429.8$775$1,371
Oct 202429.7$720$1,240
Sep 202429.4$625$1,232
Aug 202428.6$497$1,222
Jul 202428.6$514$1,137
Jun 202428.8$517$1,065
May 202432.0$528$1,085
Apr 202432.2$531$1,089
Mar 202431.3$470$916
Feb 202432.0$481$894
Jan 202432.2$475$881
Dec 202331.1$468$865
Nov 202331.6$469$866
Oct 202333.0$457$864

Safety

Numbeo crime survey. Both indices run 0 to 100; they are two sides of the same answers.

Country-level: the livability score uses Costa Rica's safety figure

No crime survey has been published for Heredia yet.

Quality of life

Numbeo's published indices for Heredia. Listed as Numbeo computes them, next to this index's own figures above.

Numbeo has not ranked Heredia on quality of life.

Climate

Monthly means from NASA POWER climate normals. Temperature bands use the same scale on every city page.

No monthly climate normals for Heredia yet.

Annual mean
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Warmest month
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Coldest month
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Rain a year
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HumidityRelative, annual mean
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SunshineSolar energy per day
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Clear-sky daysA year
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Comfort score0-100, 100 at 14-22 Β°C
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Air, internet and housing

The last 30 days of air, the latest month of broadband tests, and the property survey.

Air

Country-level estimate

No air-quality readings for Heredia.

Internet

Costa Rica median; city not listed
182Mbps download, fixed broadband, median
Upload
111Mbps, fixed
Latency
5ms, fixed
Mobile download
71Mbps
Mobile latency
20ms

Speedtest Global Index, Aug 2026.

Housing

$2,119Per mΒ² to buy in the centre, $1,477 outside
Price to income
6.6Years of income, 90 mΒ² flat
Price to rent
9.6Years of rent, centre
Rental yield
10.4%Gross, centre
Mortgage rate
13.00%20-year fixed
80 mΒ² in the centre
10.3Years of net salary

Numbeo property survey, 20 Sept 2026.

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About these numbers

What the figures on this page rest on.

Sources and method
Confidence
Medium confidence
Contributors
10Numbeo price survey
Latest prices
Sep 20261 readings that month
Months with prices
7 of 12Last 12 months
Items priced
98%1 basket items from the country median
Location
Matched to the extended GeoNames list
Index rebuilt
24 Sept 2026

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