Cost of living comparison
Italy is 4.1% more expensive than Puerto Rico.
If you lived in Italy instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 14.7% more for restaurants
Puerto Rico
|
Italy
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
|
$16.15
€15.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$10.06
€9.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$2.55
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
Puerto Rico
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$2.04
€1.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$6.83
€6.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.64
|
$5.53
€5.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$5.05
€4.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$1.04
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$1.31
€1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.71
€0.68
|
|
pay 13.6% more for transportation
Puerto Rico
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$7.22
€6.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.80
|
$38.81
€37.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,875.00
|
$28,223.13
€27,059.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.18
|
$19.13
€18.34
|
|
pay 26.8% less for housing
Puerto Rico
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.13
|
$28.87
€27.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$830.95
|
$656.19
€629.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.89
|
$511.91
€490.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.17
|
$150.39
€144.19
|
|
pay 10.0% more for childcare
Puerto Rico
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.25
|
$508.72
€487.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,550.00
|
$9,465.55
€9,075.31
|
|
pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports
Puerto Rico
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
|
$5.01
€4.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
|
$1.69
€1.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.94
|
$6.20
€5.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
|
$52.12
€49.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.17
|
$9.39
€9.00
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
Puerto Rico
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.66
|
$78.41
€75.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.06
|
$33.87
€32.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.78
|
$86.07
€82.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$115.43
€110.67
|
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