How to Tip in Costa Rica 🇨🇷

Currency: Costa Rican colón (CRC/₡)
Average monthly salary: about 913 USD

💡 General Tipping Etiquette

Tipping is common in Costa Rica, but you should adjust the tipping depending on the service quality.

5-10 % is ok (be careful the service fee not always goes to the waiter)

Round up the fare for short distances, for longer distances 3-5 $

1-2 $ per transfer for bellhops and per day for cleaning staff

For a whole day in groups 10 $ is ok, in a private group 15-20 $ would be nice. Always depending on quality of the tour.

Check out tipping rules for Panama, Nicaragua or Honduras

Learn more about tipping customs worldwide at how-2-tip.com.