it about 500 and something to one dollar, you can be a millionaire there and not be THAT rich...
The exchange rate is running about $2 for 1000 Colones (1 Mil). Just multiply the amount of the bill (1M) times the number "2" to get a rough idea how much it's worth ($2 in this case) So 5 Mil Colones ~ $10; 10 Mil ~ $20, and so on. Here's a nifty "cheat sheet" I found to quickly convert from dollars to colones: colonestodollars.com . I like it because it shows a picture of the bill and how much it's worth on the street. I was in Turriabla and San Jose in June-July, 2014. Wish I had found that chart before I was there.
Colones. It is about 557 colones to a dollar right now. 05-2009
Approx 500 colones = 1 US dollar Approx 1,000 mil colones = 2 US dollars And so on;
Costa Rican colones (CRC).
9.245 billion in U.S dollars 2010 That would be 4622.5 billion in Colones. One American dollar is equal to roughly 500 Costa Rican Colones. (Trust me it's confusing when you go over to Costa Rica and pay in Colones. Some places even hand you back one American dollar instead of giving you 500 Colones.) (Went there in March for spring break. [=)
In Costa Rica, the currency is Costa Rican colones (CRC).
The conversion rate to US Dollar to the Costa Rican Colon is for every one United states dollar will be 504.098 Costa Rican Colon. This is correct as of 19th July 2013 using XE Currency Converter.
It is called colons or colones
by money value I'll assume the rate of exchange. the costa rican currency is the 'colon' at present it is trading at around 580 costa rican colones to 1 US dollar the cost of living in Costa Rica is high. much higher than the rest of central America and more and more approaching the cost of living in the united states. there are a number of houses and property in Costa Rica that are higher per square foot than many houses in many parts of the US .
around 18 dollars
The basic currency in Costa Rica is called the colon. The plural form of the name is colones. The name honors Christopher Columbus, whose name in Spanish is rendered as Cristobal Colon. There are 100 centimos in one colon. The colon was introduced in 1896, replacing the Costa Rican Peso. American dollars are accepted in some locations.
The national currency of COSTA RICA is COSTA RICAN COLON (CRC). but since its economy is weak USD is used instead.Costa Rican colones (CRC).The currency of costa Rica is called the colon (colones for more than one). There are 100 centimos in one colon.
20 El Salvadorian Colons = 2.28 USD 20 Costa Rican Colons = 8 USD