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Alegría Village Community, en Eco-village in the hills of San Mateo, Costa Rica.

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Estimated prices for Building in Costa Rica

  • Lot cleaning (vegetation): 0.2 $/sq meter approx. (depends on difficulty)
  • Topographic survey: $400 to $1,000, depending on lot size
  • Ground study (to determine quality of soil for construction): $650
  • Construction cost (including architect´s design fee): $1,400 x sp/m (estimated based on very good quality materials and finishes)
  • CFIA stamp (architects and engineers association): $60 for submitting the project for approval +0.27% of project´s valuation
  • Construction permit (paid to municipality): 1% of project´s valuation
  • INS (mandatory workers´insurance policy): 1.5-2% of project´s valuation approx.
  • Connecting electricity to the lot: $1,250 approx.
  • Value Added Tax (IVA): 13%