🇨🇷 Costa Rica or 🇮🇳 India
Which one, honestly
Costa Rica leads on the sea and getting around. India leads on cities, value for money and food.
A normal day costs about $130 in Costa Rica and $65 in India.
Side by side
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇮🇳 India
- Jan, Feb, Mar, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Oct, Nov, Dec
- $130A normal day$65
- 5h 15m to San JoseNonstop from New York14h 30m to Delhi
- Very goodBeaches and seaGood
- Not the drawCities and cultureExceptional
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- Not the drawValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundNot the draw
- A hire car with clearance, the distances are short but the roads are slowGetting aroundTrains for distance, a car with driver for regions, both cheap
- September and October on the Caribbean side, the wettest weeks of the yearWhen to avoidThe northern plains in May, and the monsoon unless you are heading for the mountains
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 India if
you want the biggest change of scene available, extraordinary food, and a budget that goes further than anywhere else on this list.
Full Costa Rica guide →Full India guide →
And what the world thinks
🇮🇳 India leads by 50 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.