Cost of living comparison

compared to

New York is 61.8% more expensive than Puerto Rico.

If you lived in New York instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

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pay 29.1% more for restaurants

 
Puerto Rico
New York
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.81
 
$19.04
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.53
 
$10.50
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.60
 
$2.37
 

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pay 12.4% more for groceries

 
Puerto Rico
New York
Bread
1 loaf
$3.14
 
$3.74
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.23
 
$7.35
 
Milk (1 gallon) $7.64
 
$4.05
 

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pay 21.3% more for transportation

 
Puerto Rico
New York
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.74
 
$3.60
 
Monthly public transit pass $49.80
 
$97.65
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,875.00
 
$31,535.81
 

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pay 77.6% more for housing

 
Puerto Rico
New York
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$59.13
 
$63.86
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $830.95
 
$1,925.71
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $536.89
 
$1,646.33
 

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

 
Puerto Rico
New York
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $421.25
 
$1,553.18
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,550.00
 
$23,861.84
 

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pay 73.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Puerto Rico
New York
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.72
 
$6.09
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.36
 
$4.84
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.94
 
$13.68
 

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pay 9.6% more for clothing

 
Puerto Rico
New York
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$40.66
 
$50.08
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.06
 
$41.74
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$77.78
 
$82.58
 

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