🇮🇳 India or 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Which one, honestly
India leads on cities, value for money and food. Costa Rica leads on the sea and getting around.
A normal day costs about $65 in India and $130 in Costa Rica.
Side by side
- 🇮🇳 India🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Dec
- $65A normal day$130
- 14h 30m to DelhiNonstop from New York5h 15m to San Jose
- GoodBeaches and seaVery good
- ExceptionalCities and cultureNot the draw
- ExceptionalFoodGood
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyNot the draw
- Not the drawEasy to get aroundGood
- Trains for distance, a car with driver for regions, both cheapGetting aroundA hire car with clearance, the distances are short but the roads are slow
- The northern plains in May, and the monsoon unless you are heading for the mountainsWhen to avoidSeptember and October on the Caribbean side, the wettest weeks of the year
Pick by what you want
🇮🇳 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.
🇨🇷 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 India guide →Full Costa Rica 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.