Mexico & Central America
Healthcare and travel insurance in Costa Rica
$1,163health spend per person
Healthcare in Costa Rica
High-quality care; private hospitals in San José such as CIMA and Clínica Bíblica are good value. Public hospitals stabilise visitors in emergencies, then charge.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: Fischel, Sucre and FarmaValue are everywhere; pharmacists give advice and many medicines need no prescription.
- Doctors: 2.7 per 1,000 people (2022, World Bank).
- Emergency: All emergencies 911.
Healthcare & insurance by place
- La FortunaHealthcare & insurance
- San JoséHealthcare & insurance
- TamarindoHealthcare & insurance
- Manuel AntonioHealthcare & insurance
- Santa TeresaHealthcare & insurance
- MonteverdeHealthcare & insurance
- Puerto ViejoHealthcare & insurance
- NosaraHealthcare & insurance
- TortugueroHealthcare & insurance
- JacóHealthcare & insurance
- UvitaHealthcare & insurance
- Playas del CocoHealthcare & insurance
- SámaraHealthcare & insurance
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- GOV.UK foreign travel advice: Costa Rica
- Government of Canada travel advice: Costa Rica
- Visit Costa Rica (ICT): digital nomads
- Speedtest Global Index: Costa Rica
- World Bank open data
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