Cost of living comparison
Puerto Rico is 2.1 times more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 95.1% more for restaurants
Georgia
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.82
GEL26.90
|
$15.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
GEL21.66
|
$9.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
GEL2.28
|
$1.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.19
|
$1.33
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Georgia
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
GEL1.65
|
$3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL10.93
|
$4.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
GEL19.45
|
$7.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.31
|
$4.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GEL7.18
|
$3.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
GEL1.46
|
$2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.03
|
$1.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.95
|
$1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GEL1.86
|
$2.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.79
|
$1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
GEL0.89
|
$1.14
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Georgia
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GEL12.28
|
$3.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.38
GEL36.67
|
$49.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,514.71
GEL56,210.29
|
$31,875.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.97
GEL16.37
|
$20.18
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Georgia
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.81
GEL43.31
|
$59.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$472.27
GEL1,294.01
|
$830.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$323.81
GEL887.25
|
$536.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.01
GEL147.99
|
$215.17
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Georgia
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.75
GEL547.33
|
$421.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,840.26
GEL10,522.31
|
$9,550.00
|
|
pay 85.8% more for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
GEL4.23
|
$2.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
GEL6.72
|
$3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
GEL8.01
|
$10.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.78
GEL108.99
|
$28.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.96
GEL16.32
|
$10.17
|
|
pay 13.3% less for clothing
Georgia
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.01
GEL169.92
|
$40.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
GEL113.25
|
$46.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.06
GEL274.15
|
$77.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.32
GEL283.10
|
$95.00
|
|
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