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Costa Rica vs Indonesia

Costa Rica and Indonesia, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture. Everything you need to break the tie.

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By the numbers

Costa Rica compared with Indonesia
Costa RicaMeasureIndonesia
Level 2: Exercise Increased CautionU.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
7Resorts in our catalog11
★ 4.4Average guest rating★ 4.6 (better)
$119–$289/night ppNightly rates$60–$162/night pp
1 of 7Adults-only resorts0 of 11
Low hurricane riskHurricane exposureNo hurricane season
May–November ('green season'), with September–October seriously wetRainy seasonNovember–March
December–April, bone-dry in GuanacasteSweet spotApril–October
Spanish (English common in tourist areas)LanguageIndonesian (English common in tourist areas)
Costa Rican colón – USD widely acceptedCurrencyIndonesian rupiah (IDR); cash still rules
120V, Type A/B plugs (same as the US)Power230V, Type C/F plugs (bring an adapter)
On the rightDrivingOn the left
Liberia – Daniel Oduber (LIR)Main airportDenpasar / Ngurah Rai (DPS)
~3.5–5.5h from the US (nonstops to Liberia)Flight time~22–26h from the US with one or two stops

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

On the map

Map of Costa Rica resorts
Costa Rica
Map of Indonesia resorts
Indonesia

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Costa Rica and Indonesia
MeasureJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Costa Rica · high °F919293939188888887868789
Indonesia · high °F888888888786848486888888
Costa Rica · rain (in)0.10.10.20.77.79.05.97.913.012.24.30.5
Indonesia · rain (in)13.610.98.33.52.72.11.51.01.52.57.011.4

Approximate climate normals for Guanacaste / Papagayo and Bali: planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.

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