Iceland is 46.0% more expensive than Puerto Rico.

If you lived in Iceland instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

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pay 57.0% more for restaurants

 
Puerto Rico
Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.81
 
$19.40
ISK2,670
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.53
 
$16.94
ISK2,332
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.60
 
$2.81
ISK387

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pay 4.5% more for groceries

 
Puerto Rico
Iceland
Bread
1 loaf
$3.14
 
$2.95
ISK407
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.23
 
$7.27
ISK1,000
Milk (1 gallon) $7.64
 
$6.01
ISK827

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pay 50.9% more for transportation

 
Puerto Rico
Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.74
 
$8.36
ISK1,151
Monthly public transit pass $49.80
 
$71.28
ISK9,812
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,875.00
 
$40,660.66
ISK5,596,940

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pay 62.3% more for housing

 
Puerto Rico
Iceland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$59.13
 
$72.17
ISK9,935
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $830.95
 
$1,838.04
ISK253,006
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $536.89
 
$1,497.77
ISK206,168

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pay 38.0% less for childcare

 
Puerto Rico
Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $421.25
 
$258.16
ISK35,536
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,550.00
 
$5,993.99
ISK825,073

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pay 88.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Puerto Rico
Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.72
 
$9.19
ISK1,265
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.36
 
$4.65
ISK640
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.94
 
$11.76
ISK1,618

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pay 96.9% more for clothing

 
Puerto Rico
Iceland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$40.66
 
$111.23
ISK15,311
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.06
 
$59.69
ISK8,216
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$77.78
 
$148.00
ISK20,372

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