Costa Rica Water, Taxis & Post Office Prices To Increase

The 2010 New year brings price increases for water, taxis, the Post Office and some new bus routes.

For a family of four which consumes on average 25 cubic meters of water per month this means an increase of c1,468 or about US$2.50

Taxi prices have increased by about 24% and to send a letter (of less than 20 grams) within the country used to cost c140 but now costs c225 (about US$0.39 cents).

On the chart above the tarifa anterior means the previous “tariff” or price, and the nueva tarifa is the new price…

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Written by Scott Oliver, author of 1. Costa Rica Real Estate Scams & How To Avoid Them, 2. How To Buy Costa Rica Real Estate Without Losing Your Camisa, 3. Costa Rica’s Guide To Making Money Offshore and the Director of Costa Rica Living & Retirement – Secrets To Happiness, a new DVD which reveals all with 14 in depth interviews…

Andrew Makarik

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Andrew Makarik is the main editor of WeLoveCostaRica, a fan of this sunny country. He is also a loving husband and a has a lovely daughter. By being a devoted family man and the biggest Costa Rica fan, he wants to make more people feel at home there. WeLoveCostaRica unites people and helps them find new home or a new travel destination. This website is a friendly community where everyone can find not only information, but also new friends and travel pals. Andrew is also passionate about IT and programming, so he himself maintains a friendly atmosphere in this cozy environment of WeLoveCostaRica.com.