Mexico & Central America
SIM cards, eSIM and internet in Costa Rica
182 MbpsMedian fixed download
Internet and SIM cards in Costa Rica
Median fixed broadband is 182 Mbps and mobile 71 Mbps (Speedtest Global Index, 2026-08). Kölbi has the widest rural coverage. Buy SIMs at the airport or any carrier store with your passport; prepaid monthly plans are cheap.
Mobile carriers
Key facts
- Tourist SIM: Kölbi has the widest rural coverage. Buy SIMs at the airport or any carrier store with your passport; prepaid monthly plans are cheap.
- eSIM: local carriers sell eSIMs to visitors.
Internet & coworking by place
- La FortunaInternet & coworking
- San JoséInternet & coworking
- TamarindoInternet & coworking
- Manuel AntonioInternet & coworking
- Santa TeresaInternet & coworking
- MonteverdeInternet & coworking
- Puerto ViejoInternet & coworking
- NosaraInternet & coworking
- TortugueroInternet & coworking
- JacóInternet & coworking
- UvitaInternet & coworking
- Playas del CocoInternet & coworking
- SámaraInternet & coworking
Sources
- Speedtest Global Index: Costa Rica
- 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
- World Bank open data
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