Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 21.9% cheaper than Puerto Rico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 36.9% less in Armenia
- Groceries
-
pay 50.9% less in Armenia
- Transportation
-
pay 33.8% less in Armenia
- Housing
-
pay 40.1% less in Armenia
- Childcare
-
pay 20.6% less in Armenia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.0% less in Armenia
- Clothing
-
pay 36.2% more in Armenia
Expenses including groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Armenia.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 36.9% less for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
|
$10.61
AMD4,134.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$9.00
AMD3,508.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$0.86
AMD335.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$0.49
AMD191.50
|
|
pay 50.9% less for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$0.70
AMD271.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$3.88
AMD1,512.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.64
|
$5.47
AMD2,132.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
|
$2.20
AMD855.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$3.20
AMD1,248.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.56
AMD217.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.73
AMD285.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.64
AMD248.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$0.80
AMD310.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.34
AMD130.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.31
AMD122.51
|
|
pay 33.8% less for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$4.63
AMD1,802.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.80
|
$12.86
AMD5,011.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,875.00
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,027,561.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.18
|
$3.76
AMD1,463.35
|
|
pay 40.1% less for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.13
|
$19.21
AMD7,485.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$830.95
|
$684.28
AMD266,651.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.89
|
$447.92
AMD174,546.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.17
|
$89.01
AMD34,684.73
|
|
pay 20.6% less for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.25
|
$270.71
AMD105,491.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,550.00
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,522,115.35
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
|
$1.67
AMD651.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
|
$2.87
AMD1,117.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.94
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
|
$67.15
AMD26,168.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.17
|
$5.79
AMD2,255.17
|
|
pay 36.2% more for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.66
|
$70.99
AMD27,664.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.06
|
$51.27
AMD19,978.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.78
|
$139.93
AMD54,527.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$75.15
AMD29,284.50
|
|
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