Cost of living comparison
India is 67.4% cheaper than Puerto Rico.
If you lived in India instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 76.7% less for restaurants
Puerto Rico
|
India
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
|
$2.40
₹202.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$3.90
₹329.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$0.40
₹33.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$0.17
₹14.03
|
|
pay 72.1% less for groceries
Puerto Rico
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$2.54
₹214.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.64
|
$2.56
₹216.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
|
$0.94
₹79.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$1.37
₹115.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.88
₹74.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.32
₹27.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.48
₹40.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$0.24
₹20.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.16
₹13.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.19
₹15.84
|
|
pay 49.8% less for transportation
Puerto Rico
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$4.62
₹389.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.80
|
$10.12
₹854.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,875.00
|
$13,525.56
₹1,141,968.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.18
|
$2.94
₹248.12
|
|
pay 85.0% less for housing
Puerto Rico
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.13
|
$7.39
₹623.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$830.95
|
$138.05
₹11,655.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.89
|
$90.33
₹7,626.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.17
|
$29.97
₹2,530.27
|
|
pay 85.2% less for childcare
Puerto Rico
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.25
|
$55.73
₹4,705.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,550.00
|
$1,565.54
₹132,179.08
|
|
pay 53.0% less for entertainment and sports
Puerto Rico
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
|
$1.84
₹155.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
|
$1.59
₹133.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.94
|
$3.59
₹303.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
|
$15.33
₹1,294.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.17
|
$3.35
₹283.04
|
|
pay 49.9% less for clothing
Puerto Rico
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.66
|
$24.02
₹2,028.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.06
|
$25.36
₹2,141.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.78
|
$41.62
₹3,513.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$31.12
₹2,627.18
|
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