Cost of living comparison
Puerto Rico is 40.7% more expensive than San Marino.
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 13.0% more for restaurants
San Marino
|
Puerto Rico
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.93
€13.21
|
$15.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.14
€6.77
|
$9.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.51
|
$1.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
€1.20
|
$1.33
|
|
pay 87.2% more for groceries
San Marino
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
€1.52
|
$3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
€6.10
|
$4.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
€3.75
|
$7.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
€2.03
|
$4.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
€3.69
|
$3.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$1.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$2.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$1.14
|
|
pay 10.4% more for transportation
San Marino
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.87
|
$3.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.22
€31.51
|
$49.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,042.91
€21,853.02
|
$31,875.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.76
€20.63
|
$20.18
|
|
pay 93.1% more for housing
San Marino
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
€30.24
|
$59.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.09
€482.80
|
$830.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$509.09
€482.80
|
$536.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.62
€64.12
|
$215.17
|
|
pay 49.2% more for childcare
San Marino
|
Puerto Rico
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.11
€332.03
|
$421.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,358.82
€5,082.10
|
$9,550.00
|
|
pay 41.7% more for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.07
|
$2.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
€1.40
|
$3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.74
€4.50
|
$10.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.66
€66.07
|
$28.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
€6.61
|
$10.17
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
San Marino
|
Puerto Rico
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.82
€96.56
|
$40.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.15
€30.49
|
$46.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.18
€101.64
|
$77.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.10
€86.40
|
$95.00
|
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