Cost of living comparison

Eritrea

compared to

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico vs. Eritrea Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Rico is 2.1 times more expensive than Eritrea overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.2% more in Puerto Rico
Groceries: pay 55.5% more in Puerto Rico
Transportation: pay 7.6% less in Puerto Rico
Housing: pay 4.1 times more in Puerto Rico
Childcare: pay 10.8 times more in Puerto Rico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Puerto Rico
Clothing: pay 52.6% less in Puerto Rico

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

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Puerto Rico vs. Eritrea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.2% more for restaurants

	Eritrea	Puerto Rico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.00 ERN315.00	$16.34	-22.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$9.24	+54.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$1.74	+73.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$1.35	+35.4%
Average			+13.2%

Eritrea vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.5% more for groceries

	Eritrea	Puerto Rico
Bread 1 loaf	??	$3.37
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$5.35	+256.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 ERN90.85	$7.71	+27.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$6.03	+37.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$3.95	-67.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$2.15	-61.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$1.17	+101.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$1.88	+107.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ERN7.94	$2.09	+294.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 ERN12.25	$1.43	+75.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 ERN6.35	$1.54	+264.4%
Average			+55.5%

Eritrea vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.6% less for transportation

	Eritrea	Puerto Rico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.46 ERN141.95	$4.08	-56.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$37.75	+371.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	$38,571.43	-42.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.50
Average			-7.6%

Eritrea vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.1 times more for housing

	Eritrea	Puerto Rico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$66.43	-66.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	$1,098.02	+339.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$722.33	+261.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 ERN286.76	$228.66	+1096.1%
Average			+314.8%

Eritrea vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of housing

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pay 10.8 times more for childcare

	Eritrea	Puerto Rico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$700.71	+2702.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	$10,819.51	+316.1%
Average			+980.0%

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Eritrea	Puerto Rico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.60 ERN9.00	$2.61	+334.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.80 ERN12.00	$2.78	+247.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$11.22
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$29.37	+8.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.20 ERN18.00	$9.50	+691.7%
Average			+232.4%

Eritrea vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 52.6% less for clothing

	Eritrea	Puerto Rico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	$52.28	-61.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	$47.82	-60.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$96.61	-51.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	$101.25	-32.5%
Average			-52.6%

Eritrea vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of clothing

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