Cost of living comparison

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Puerto Rico vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Rico is 55.7% more expensive than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.9% more in Puerto Rico
Groceries: pay 86.9% more in Puerto Rico
Transportation: pay 13.3% more in Puerto Rico
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Puerto Rico
Childcare: pay 59.8% more in Puerto Rico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.9% more in Puerto Rico
Clothing: pay 34.8% more in Puerto Rico

The cost of housing, groceries, childcare, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Puerto Rico are more expensive than in Chile. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.9% more for restaurants

	Chile	Puerto Rico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.18 CLF0.1900	$15.10	+84.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 CLF0.1700	$10.01	+36.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 CLF0.0300	$1.58	+14.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$1.35	+16.0%
Average			+37.9%

Chile vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of restaurants

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pay 86.9% more for groceries

	Chile	Puerto Rico
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 CLF0.0400	$3.18	+101.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 CLF0.1200	$4.16	-18.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 CLF0.1000	$8.11	+84.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.45 CLF0.0800	$5.34	+54.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 CLF0.0700	$3.76	+35.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 CLF0.0200	$2.50	+206.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CLF0.0200	$1.06	+37.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 CLF0.0200	$1.54	+88.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 CLF0.0200	$1.84	+140.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CLF0.0100	$1.65	+172.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	$1.04	+53.6%
Average			+86.9%

Chile vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.3% more for transportation

	Chile	Puerto Rico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 CLF0.1200	$3.65	-30.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.81 CLF0.8000	$35.20	+4.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,755.00 CLF396.3700	$34,700.00	+107.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.79 CLF0.3000	$9.22	-27.9%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Chile	Puerto Rico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.87 CLF0.5400	$62.46	+173.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$464.44 CLF10.9900	$800.93	+72.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$367.42 CLF8.6900	$580.00	+57.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.36 CLF1.9700	$242.07	+190.4%
Average			+123.5%

Chile vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of housing

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pay 59.8% more for childcare

	Chile	Puerto Rico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$328.13 CLF7.7600	$453.00	+38.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,378.73 CLF127.2400	$9,760.00	+81.5%
Average			+59.8%

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pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Puerto Rico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.03 CLF0.0700	$2.73	-10.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 CLF0.0700	$3.38	+18.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.14 CLF0.1200	$11.21	+118.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.02 CLF0.9700	$37.37	-8.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 CLF0.1500	$9.90	+52.3%
Average			+33.9%

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pay 34.8% more for clothing

	Chile	Puerto Rico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.48 CLF1.0500	$42.97	-3.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.40 CLF0.6700	$54.22	+90.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.99 CLF1.5100	$81.06	+26.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.71 CLF1.8100	$96.00	+25.1%
Average			+34.8%

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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: December 2025

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