Cost of living comparison
Puerto Rico is 7.2% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Austria, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Puerto Rico
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.75
|
$15.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€10.19
|
$9.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.98
|
$1.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.30
|
$1.33
|
|
pay 21.2% more for groceries
Austria
|
Puerto Rico
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.40
|
$3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.81
|
$4.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.38
|
$7.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.88
|
$4.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.81
|
$3.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.11
|
$2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.30
|
$1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.81
|
$2.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$1.14
|
|
pay 5.0% less for transportation
Austria
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€6.04
|
$3.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€46.87
|
$49.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€25,686.42
|
$31,875.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€19.37
|
$20.18
|
|
pay 4.5% more for housing
Austria
|
Puerto Rico
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€34.56
|
$59.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€799.91
|
$830.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€675.71
|
$536.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€264.51
|
$215.17
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
Austria
|
Puerto Rico
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€418.41
|
$421.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,589.37
|
$9,550.00
|
|
pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Puerto Rico
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.46
|
$2.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.48
|
$3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
$10.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€44.00
|
$28.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€12.06
|
$10.17
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
Austria
|
Puerto Rico
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€81.60
|
$40.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€42.09
|
$46.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€84.53
|
$77.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€113.84
|
$95.00
|
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