🇨🇷 Costa Rica or 🇬🇷 Greece
Which one, honestly
Costa Rica leads on nature. Greece leads on cities, value for money and the sea.
A normal day costs about the same in both, around $130.
Side by side
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇬🇷 Greece
- Jan, Feb, Mar, DecBest monthsApr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $130A normal day$130
- 5h 15m to San JoseNonstop from New York9h 45m to Athens
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- Not the drawCities and cultureVery good
- GoodFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- Not the drawValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- A hire car with clearance, the distances are short but the roads are slowGetting aroundFerries and short flights between islands, slow and part of the fun
- September and October on the Caribbean side, the wettest weeks of the yearWhen to avoidAugust on the famous islands
Pick by what you want
🇨🇷 Choose Costa Rica if
you want wildlife above everything else, cloud forest and two oceans in one small country, and you accept it costs more than its neighbours.
🇬🇷 Choose Greece if
you want one island, one balcony and no plan, or you are travelling on a budget and still want the sea.
Full Costa Rica guide →Full Greece guide →
And what the world thinks
🇬🇷 Greece leads by 3 votes.
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Written and checked by hand. Nothing here about visas or entry rules: those change often and depend on your passport, so check an official source.