Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 16.5% cheaper than Puerto Rico.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 15.4% less for restaurants
Puerto Rico
|
Slovakia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
|
$8.14
€7.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$7.98
€7.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$1.58
€1.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$1.39
€1.33
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
Puerto Rico
|
Slovakia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$1.35
€1.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$6.03
€5.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.64
|
$3.89
€3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$3.12
€2.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.73
€0.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.79
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$1.51
€1.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.58
€0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.61
€0.59
|
|
pay 10.6% less for transportation
Puerto Rico
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$6.34
€6.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.80
|
$26.69
€25.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,875.00
|
$24,429.89
€23,422.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.18
|
$11.64
€11.16
|
|
pay 32.6% less for housing
Puerto Rico
|
Slovakia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.13
|
$20.60
€19.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$830.95
|
$566.87
€543.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.89
|
$468.12
€448.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.17
|
$171.07
€164.02
|
|
pay 10.2% less for childcare
Puerto Rico
|
Slovakia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.25
|
$400.86
€384.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,550.00
|
$8,069.66
€7,736.97
|
|
pay 17.3% less for entertainment and sports
Puerto Rico
|
Slovakia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
|
$1.99
€1.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
|
$2.35
€2.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.94
|
$5.24
€5.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
|
$40.04
€38.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.17
|
$8.21
€7.88
|
|
pay 4.6% more for clothing
Puerto Rico
|
Slovakia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.66
|
$63.57
€60.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.06
|
$29.21
€28.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.78
|
$78.92
€75.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$92.27
€88.47
|
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