Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 34.5% cheaper than Puerto Rico.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 38.4% less for restaurants
Puerto Rico
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.86
|
$8.92
GEL24.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.37
|
$8.13
GEL22.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
|
$0.84
GEL2.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$0.44
GEL1.21
|
|
pay 48.5% less for groceries
Puerto Rico
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
|
$0.66
GEL1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
|
$3.99
GEL10.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
|
$7.17
GEL19.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
|
$2.30
GEL6.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
|
$2.68
GEL7.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$0.54
GEL1.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.74
GEL2.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
|
$0.71
GEL1.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.67
GEL1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.30
GEL0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.34
GEL0.92
|
|
pay 41.2% less for transportation
Puerto Rico
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$4.38
GEL11.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.84
|
$14.31
GEL39.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.27
|
$20,343.17
GEL55,638.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.22
|
$4.81
GEL13.16
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
Puerto Rico
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.53
|
$15.85
GEL43.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$739.17
|
$467.69
GEL1,279.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$471.98
|
$341.06
GEL932.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$193.31
|
$52.84
GEL144.51
|
|
pay 50.0% less for childcare
Puerto Rico
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$392.37
|
$204.64
GEL559.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,636.36
|
$3,659.24
GEL10,008.02
|
|
pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports
Puerto Rico
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.77
|
$1.55
GEL4.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.26
|
$2.53
GEL6.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.23
|
$2.94
GEL8.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.60
|
$39.97
GEL109.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.47
|
$5.55
GEL15.19
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
Puerto Rico
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.77
|
$60.56
GEL165.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.68
|
$44.07
GEL120.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.51
|
$99.89
GEL273.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
|
$106.19
GEL290.43
|
|
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