Cost of living comparison
Spain is 6.7% cheaper than Puerto Rico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.1% more in Spain
- Groceries
-
pay 32.5% less in Spain
- Transportation
-
pay 4.3% more in Spain
- Housing
-
pay 16.0% less in Spain
- Childcare
-
pay 15.7% less in Spain
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 9.6% less in Spain
- Clothing
-
pay 13.2% more in Spain
The cost of clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Spain are more expensive than in Puerto Rico. Expenses including groceries, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Spain.
If you lived in Spain instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 9.1% more for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
|
$13.87
€12.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$9.22
€8.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$2.13
€1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$1.58
€1.45
|
|
pay 32.5% less for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$6.37
€5.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.64
|
$4.16
€3.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
|
$2.66
€2.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$3.36
€3.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
pay 4.3% more for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$6.38
€5.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.80
|
$34.26
€31.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,875.00
|
$33,643.92
€30,938.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.18
|
$14.57
€13.40
|
|
pay 16.0% less for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.13
|
$31.87
€29.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$830.95
|
$872.36
€802.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.89
|
$692.13
€636.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.17
|
$103.97
€95.61
|
|
pay 15.7% less for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.25
|
$385.97
€354.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,550.00
|
$7,352.21
€6,760.96
|
|
pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
|
$2.84
€2.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
|
$1.98
€1.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.94
|
$5.66
€5.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
|
$42.87
€39.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.17
|
$8.63
€7.94
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.66
|
$75.89
€69.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.06
|
$32.12
€29.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.78
|
$77.96
€71.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$91.38
€84.04
|
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