Tamarindo Scores

  • LGBTQ friendly: It has been established that the majority of Tamarindo citizens have an excellent attitude towards the LGBT community.

  • English: Many locals speak English, but not at an advanced level.

  • Safety: The crime rate in Tamarindo is low, but this does not mean that you need to stop being vigilant at night.
  • Female friendly: Despite the fact that women have equal rights with men and the attitude towards them is liberal, in some areas there are still many prohibitions against them. Decisions in the family are usually made by men, the influence of women in the family is very great.

  • Level of happiness: Statistics show that most residents feel happy and completely satisfied with their lives.

  • Startup friendly: Unfortunately, startup score is pretty low. Most startups struggle due to different obstacles.

  • Traffic safety: A lot of work has been done in Tamarindo to ensure road safety. That’s why the road accident rate can be considered as low.

  • Income: Unfortunately, the local population has very low salaries as low as $1000 a month.
  • Racial tolerance: The citizens of Tamarindo is quite tolerant and respectful of the bearers of any other nationality or race, their mentality, national languages, cultures, behavior, appearance.

  • Education: Secondary and higher education institutions provide a very mediocre level of knowledge, which indicates the need to reform them and introduce new, more effective programs and trained teachers in Tamarindo.

  • Workspaces: There are plenty of places to work from.

  • Walkability: The area of Tamarindo is perfect for walking. There are a lot of quality walking paths, sidewalks. Traffic and road conditions are good organized.

  • Friendliness to outsiders: The locals are not super friendly to outsiders, but nevertheless polite.

  • Internet: The Internet speed in Tamarindo is fine.
  • Freedom of speech: The lack of censorship can be described as high.

  • Nightlife: The nightlife in Tamarindo is quite low. You will have to organize the evening in a different way.

  • Quality of life: Tamarindo performs above average in subjective well-being, jobs and wages, income and well-being, health, social connections, environmental quality, education and skills, work and leisure balance, housing and personal safety.

  • Fits for families: There are not so many places where you can spend a good time with your family and children, but almost all of them provide excellent service.

  • Entertainment: There are many interesting places, where you can take a fun with your friends or to spend romantic date.

  • Healthcare: Healthcare system is very good and continues to develop at a rapid pace.

  • Free WiFi: Unfortunately, there are very few points in Tamarindo that provide free Wi-Fi, and those that do have a weak Internet signal, so in many cafes wifi Internet is available only at a low speed.

  • Expenses: Prices for everything are very affordable. There are many very decent pizzerias, cafes, restaurants at reasonable prices. Usual monthly spendings are around $2500.