Cost of living comparison
Puerto Rico is 2.1 times more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 44.8% more for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.59
ARS8,624.59
|
$15.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.73
ARS6,754.75
|
$9.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ARS1,326.38
|
$1.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
ARS1,006.37
|
$1.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
ARS1,433.18
|
$3.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
ARS3,849.93
|
$4.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.28
ARS4,294.58
|
$7.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
ARS1,798.36
|
$4.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
ARS2,651.00
|
$3.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
ARS909.24
|
$2.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
ARS851.09
|
$1.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ARS646.68
|
$1.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
ARS1,010.38
|
$2.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS465.52
|
$1.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS458.59
|
$1.14
|
|
pay 97.9% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
ARS3,674.69
|
$3.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.28
ARS13,326.76
|
$49.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,930.00
ARS29,038,054.13
|
$31,875.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.90
ARS9,933.21
|
$20.18
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.37
ARS19,439.40
|
$59.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.40
ARS304,536.75
|
$830.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.72
ARS222,543.64
|
$536.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.92
ARS42,079.95
|
$215.17
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.69
ARS174,336.23
|
$421.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,841.72
ARS2,852,333.14
|
$9,550.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.81
ARS1,816.01
|
$2.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
ARS2,094.16
|
$3.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
ARS2,366.31
|
$10.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.92
ARS18,988.49
|
$28.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
ARS4,781.54
|
$10.17
|
|
pay 28.8% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.59
ARS79,891.17
|
$40.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.14
ARS69,401.76
|
$46.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.64
ARS108,040.50
|
$77.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
ARS100,570.83
|
$95.00
|
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