Cost of living comparison
Puerto Rico is 21.4% cheaper than Connecticut.
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Connecticut, you would:
pay 24.0% less for restaurants
Connecticut
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.31
|
$15.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
|
$9.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
|
$1.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$1.33
|
|
pay 3.2% less for groceries
Connecticut
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.28
|
$3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.87
|
$4.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
|
$7.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
|
$4.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.74
|
$3.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
|
$1.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
|
$2.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
|
$1.14
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
Connecticut
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
|
$3.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.46
|
$49.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,564.74
|
$31,875.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.75
|
$20.18
|
|
pay 16.7% less for housing
Connecticut
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.65
|
$59.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,046.04
|
$830.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,566.67
|
$536.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.15
|
$215.17
|
|
pay 67.6% less for childcare
Connecticut
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,452.87
|
$421.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,666.67
|
$9,550.00
|
|
pay 32.6% less for entertainment and sports
Connecticut
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.12
|
$2.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
|
$3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.70
|
$10.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.89
|
$28.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.39
|
$10.17
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Connecticut
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.77
|
$40.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.14
|
$46.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.74
|
$77.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.83
|
$95.00
|
|
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