Money in Costa Rica - Colones & Dollars

[@Nanos2155]

I am so happy seeing you travel my country Costa Rica. Your videos helped me travel all around Europe. Thanks a lot

[@montyp-fx1zq]

one of the most simple & informative videos I've seen. Thank you.

[@cgolden3621]

Awesome dude, thanks. Heading to CR next week.

[@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath]

Costa Rica is great, but I thoroughly enjoyed Nicaragua! It's like how Costa Rica used to be 20 years ago. Same scenery, but still super low key and authentic, and so much cheaper

[@rody.73]

GRACIAS POR ABLAR BIEN DE MI PAIS

[@CG-eg9wq]

Beautiful background and great video! Thanks!

[@Fightam]

Cool Video, Heading down there with my wife and some friends in about a month!

[@lisa8731]

Having lived in Costa Rica you should be aware that if using US dollar bills they will not accept ANY that have marks on them or even the slightest tear. Any US dollars we used, were new from banks only. In addition, I noticed you talk about how everyone speaks English. In the Jaco area, you will have younger people that have learned the basics. Otherwise, unless a hotel or store is owned by an American, English throughout the Country, is not widely spoken. If you plan to do anything off the beaten tourist path, which I HIGHLY recommend to experience the true Costa Rica, you better learn some Spanish!

[@HizzysMemes]

How much in usd was your house? Want to move my family down there

[@HizzysMemes]

Can’t find much on real estate for the country

[@Alahyana]

Avoid 50000 colones bill... many places don't accept them because is a really big bill and if it lost they lost a lot of money... Many people only use them when they need to pay a lot of money (like pay their credit card or pay in banks)...

[@TheDylandisplay]

Thanks friend!!!

[@springpi]

Will be my first time to visit Costa Rica. Is it safe to travel alone? Thanks

[@Herdi69]

Sayah punya bang uang costarika

[@celestinechinonyeokoronkwo8902]

But I was told in some videos that we should use only colon and not dollars. Because using dollars to buy something the rate will be more higher than colon

[@rosalynjennings919]

God bless you, What part do you live? Where do I exchange my USA money, What do i need to open a bank account there? Thank you

[@Fibonacci620]

Best video thank you!

[@thatgirlfiggy]

Can anyone suggest some useful must-have apps for Costa Rica Travelers?

[@man4man7110]

What I only plan on paying with Colones cause I’m gonna stay one week in a Riu resort . I thought taking 400 dollars would be enough in colones . What do you think

[@marytica123]

UPDATE MAY 2018: Banks and most business will NOT accept $50 or $100 bills, due to the high exchange rate and their need to give you change. Also, be sure your dollars are "unblemished" and have NO tears. Any bills with writing, tears, or that are overly worn will NOT be accepted !

[@LuchoCastle_11]

Banks do accept $50 and $100 dollar bills though, so if you have no other choice and those are the only bills you have you have to get $20 bills at a bank so you can use them anywhere else.

[@jennyguilmette]

Mark I have always wondered if you have dual citizenship or are you just an American citizen. Also, from all the places you've visted do you have a set city or country that you plan to retire to?

[@StanHasselback]

The 500 colones coin has chocolate in it :-).

[@teehtravel8354]

Hey Mark, I know ive asked you this before but what editing software do you use and camera equipment for your vlogs?

[@woltersworld]

Sony movie maker software and most of the time now a sony alpha series camera.

[@teehtravel8354]

thanks so much looking forward to seeing all your videos this year. Im going to Riga, Eindhoven and santorini. Hoping to fit belgium and germany in at some point

[@TheSwedishTraveler]

Why do you make me want to travel? :P

[@woltersworld]

Because I am a horrible horrible person ;)

[@podersa241]

Where are you? What part?

[@AlbertoGarcia-hk6jd]

TICOS

[@matthewzettler316]

Is the money relevant to the price of things? I.e. a coke is 2.50 in the states. Is the price of a coke 3000 costa Rica money?

[@marytica123]

Everything imported is MORE expensive in Costa Rica, due to import taxes. The current exchange rate is about 550 colones to 1 dollar.

[@LuchoCastle_11]

Actually, $2.50 would be c1.250, and no, most stuff in Costa Rica is expensive. So I asume that wherever you buy Coke you are buying a box with 12 cans of coke. In Costa Rica the same box with 12 cans of coke would be around c4500, which is $9. You can buy like a box of 12 fake cokes (they are still cola, but they are made by a different company that is not from the US) at c2500 which is like $5 and that's the best deal you can get.

[@mazzabrittany]

Cool

[@thehulk5251]

How I can send money from USA to cosita rica

[@rosandosaintil7852]

can I use American dallors in the capital

[@rosandosaintil7852]

I mean I'm going to Costa Rica on October can I use American money in the capital?

[@kostany7724]

+Rosando Saintil No, Costa Rica Colones only man

[@kostany7724]

+Rosando Saintil no wait, they do sometimes

[@karih5806]

Hei! Do you follow Samuel and Audrey? They have great travel and food videos. Now they show videos from the Macchu Picchu area.

[@woltersworld]

I will check them out

[@AFCA-vn9bl]

Nice :)

[@woltersworld]

Thank you.

[@anonymouspancakes6339]

first ha-ha! anyways nice review!!

[@woltersworld]

+Anonymous Pancakes Thank you my pancake lover :) just had them for breakfast. Great travels to you my friend!

[@AFCA-vn9bl]

+woltersworld The coincidence! I'm gonna eat pancakes in an hour

[@woltersworld]

They are dang tasty :)

[@tomschnadelbach]

How is the food? I have been told that it is relatively bland. Sort of about the spice level of traditionally american food as made by midwestern white people. Boring. I like a bit more spice.

[@woltersworld]

It is not spicy. Lots of beans and rice. Great fruit and seafood options. Simple but tasty food. But lots of beans and rice. Will have a food video out in a couple weeks.

[@alexandraortez1141]

+woltersworld: Lots of beans and rice ? Sounds like Brazilian food. X)

[@Alahyana]

Recommendation: try food in many places and not only turist places... we have a lot of food and really good food and many places have "chileros" on the table if people want to spice the food... Many turist places they only offer "Casados" or really turistic food, try to go to the "Mercado Central" in San José or even go to food courts that have at last one traditional restaurant (almost all food courts have at last one of those), there you can eat more diverse costa rican food than in turistic places (including the sodas located in turistic places)... Also go to Limón, caribean food is delicious, specially the "agua de sapo"... Puntarenas also has their good spots... Also, you haven't taste our food if you didn't eat a "Olla de Carne" or "una Sopa Negra" or "Tamales"... We have a lot of food, not only Gallo Pinto (rice & beans), even though the Casado and Gallo Pinto is really traditional we are tired that turistic places only offer that (because turist really love eat them), we have more traditional food to offer and can change depending where in Costa Rica you are located!!!

[@onepound5293]

Sadly, South America seems like a waste of money to me. It's all the same. I'd much rather stay within Europe as there's simply more to see and do within a much smaller area. This is one of the perks of living in Europe. Cheap flights to neighbouring countries that are totally different to each other. If I had no choice but to visit South America, I'd choose the Amazon before it's all gone.

[@BraidyAM]

then dont go to south america? CR is in central america btw

[@stephanieb2724]

Costa Rica is in Central America. You can't compare these places with Europe, they are completely different experiences.