Cost of living comparison
Massachusetts is 75.8% more expensive than Puerto Rico.
If you lived in Massachusetts instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 40.5% more for restaurants
Puerto Rico
|
Massachusetts
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
|
$21.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$10.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$2.01
|
|
pay 16.2% more for groceries
Puerto Rico
|
Massachusetts
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$3.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$7.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.64
|
$4.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
|
$4.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$4.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$2.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$2.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$2.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$1.44
|
|
pay 7.5% more for transportation
Puerto Rico
|
Massachusetts
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$3.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.80
|
$71.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,875.00
|
$33,785.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.18
|
$17.40
|
|
pay 97.8% more for housing
Puerto Rico
|
Massachusetts
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.13
|
$68.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$830.95
|
$2,074.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.89
|
$1,940.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.17
|
$139.83
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Puerto Rico
|
Massachusetts
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.25
|
$1,960.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,550.00
|
$26,428.57
|
|
pay 86.5% more for entertainment and sports
Puerto Rico
|
Massachusetts
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
|
$6.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
|
$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.94
|
$12.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
|
$81.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.17
|
$14.20
|
|
pay 10.9% more for clothing
Puerto Rico
|
Massachusetts
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.66
|
$50.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.06
|
$41.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.78
|
$83.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$116.52
|
|
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