How expensive will life be for me if i live in escazu or santana costa rica?

Question

im 15 now my grandma and grandpa live in costa rica and so does all my moms side of the family and im american born in usa but i want to go to finish school in costa rica and im very good at soccer me being american knowing english and spanish get me a better job than most people in costa rica and will it be a good paying to live in the towns i want to live in and what do i have to do if my soccer carrer does not workout help please?

Answer 1

Just some friendly advice, it helps to use periods to create sentences, helps people understand you better :)

I was able to find a bit about this place, here is the part relevant to Escazu and Santana:

This is the most upscale area of the city. It is very westernized and here you will find all the gringo fast food franchises and many fancy boutiques charging prices similar to what you would find in the U.S. This area probably contains the largest percentage of ex-pats in the country. Real estate prices have risen to match the influx and here you will pay dearly. A three bedroom, two bath house or condo can cost well above $500,000. It is also a very traffic congested area. This area has the best mall in the city, Multi Plaza. I took my kids there this summer and they all agreed it was better than the mall back in the states. In my personal opinion, I believe there are better values to be had in areas such as Sabana. But if you are looking for a gringo haven in Costa Rica, there is no more apt location than Escazu/Santana. As a side note, a little farther to the west you have the cities of Ciudad Colon and further, Puriscal. These are worth considering and if the new highway from Colon to Caldera becomes a reality (see my recent Blog) property values could sky-rocket, as this new highway will shorten the trip to the popular Central Pacific beach town of Jaco from two and a half hours to a little over an hour.

Here's the link for it:

http://www.packagecostarica.com/ezine/ja...

Since you know spanish, you might have better luck than me looking it up online, anyway.  But I hope that helps until someone who has actually been there answers your question.  Good luck!