Cost of living comparison

 Puerto Rico
compared to
 Ohio, USA
Ohio vs. Puerto Rico Cost of Living Summary

Ohio is 24.6% more expensive than Puerto Rico overall.

Restaurants
pay 26.4% more in Ohio
Groceries
pay 2.9% less in Ohio
Transportation
pay 1.4% less in Ohio
Housing
pay 14.5% more in Ohio
Childcare
pay 2.0 times more in Ohio
Entertainment and Sports
pay 27.9% more in Ohio
Clothing
pay 5.3% more in Ohio

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Ohio are more expensive than in Puerto Rico. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Ohio. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ohio.

Ohio vs. Puerto Rico Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ohio instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

pay 26.4% more for restaurants

 
Puerto Rico
Ohio
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.81
 
$16.21
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.53
 
$9.53
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.60
 
$2.44
 

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pay 2.9% less for groceries

 
Puerto Rico
Ohio
Bread
1 loaf
$3.14
 
$2.76
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.23
 
$5.61
 
Milk (1 gallon) $7.64
 
$3.08
 

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pay 1.4% less for transportation

 
Puerto Rico
Ohio
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.74
 
$3.33
 
Monthly public transit pass $49.80
 
$61.42
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,875.00
 
$32,661.16
 

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pay 14.5% more for housing

 
Puerto Rico
Ohio
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$59.13
 
$59.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $830.95
 
$1,081.51
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $536.89
 
$827.48
 

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

 
Puerto Rico
Ohio
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $421.25
 
$947.56
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,550.00
 
$17,164.21
 

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pay 27.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Puerto Rico
Ohio
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.72
 
$4.87
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.36
 
$4.53
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.94
 
$9.39
 

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pay 5.3% more for clothing

 
Puerto Rico
Ohio
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$40.66
 
$48.17
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.06
 
$44.16
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$77.78
 
$80.54
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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