Cost of living comparison
India is 66.4% cheaper than Puerto Rico.
If you lived in India instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 74.3% less for restaurants
Puerto Rico
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.86
|
$2.48
₹208.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.37
|
$3.94
₹331.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
|
$0.39
₹33.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$0.17
₹14.36
|
|
pay 72.3% less for groceries
Puerto Rico
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
|
$0.46
₹38.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
|
$2.56
₹215.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
|
$2.56
₹214.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
|
$0.93
₹77.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
|
$1.36
₹114.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$0.85
₹71.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.31
₹26.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
|
$0.47
₹39.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.23
₹19.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.16
₹13.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.17
₹14.50
|
|
pay 49.2% less for transportation
Puerto Rico
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$4.69
₹394.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.84
|
$10.04
₹844.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.27
|
$13,372.81
₹1,124,467.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.22
|
$2.97
₹249.80
|
|
pay 84.0% less for housing
Puerto Rico
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.53
|
$7.66
₹644.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$739.17
|
$136.15
₹11,448.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$471.98
|
$88.97
₹7,480.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$193.31
|
$28.75
₹2,417.46
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
Puerto Rico
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$392.37
|
$58.47
₹4,916.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,636.36
|
$1,644.63
₹138,290.13
|
|
pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports
Puerto Rico
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.77
|
$1.84
₹154.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.26
|
$1.59
₹134.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.23
|
$3.63
₹305.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.60
|
$16.08
₹1,352.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.47
|
$3.38
₹284.09
|
|
pay 50.7% less for clothing
Puerto Rico
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.77
|
$23.53
₹1,978.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.68
|
$24.73
₹2,079.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.51
|
$41.02
₹3,449.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
|
$30.71
₹2,582.51
|
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