🇬🇷 Greece or 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Which one, honestly
Greece leads on cities, value for money and the sea. Costa Rica leads on nature.
A normal day costs about the same in both, around $130.
Side by side
- 🇬🇷 Greece🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Apr, May, Jun, Sep, OctBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Dec
- $130A normal day$130
- 9h 45m to AthensNonstop from New York5h 15m to San Jose
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureNot the draw
- Very goodFoodGood
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyNot the draw
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Ferries and short flights between islands, slow and part of the funGetting aroundA hire car with clearance, the distances are short but the roads are slow
- August on the famous islandsWhen to avoidSeptember and October on the Caribbean side, the wettest weeks of the year
Pick by what you want
🇬🇷 Choose Greece if
you want one island, one balcony and no plan, or you are travelling on a budget and still want the sea.
🇨🇷 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.
Full Greece guide →Full Costa Rica 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.