I lived there and yeah it's MOSTLY spanish, regular people barely know to say "thank you", lol
And it is at least same costs of living as Austria... And depends where in Italy...
Isla grande is nice, but to visit few days not to live and not so safe I would say. Panama City is nice and cool but again you NEED to speak spanish.
Costa Rica is more fun, and much more gringos living there and cheaper with easier girls
