Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Rico is 35.3% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.5% more in Puerto Rico
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Puerto Rico
Transportation: pay 25.7% less in Puerto Rico
Housing: pay 76.0% more in Puerto Rico
Childcare: pay 25.8% more in Puerto Rico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.9% less in Puerto Rico
Clothing: pay 18.5% less in Puerto Rico

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

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Puerto Rico vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.5% more for restaurants

	Lebanon	Puerto Rico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.50 LBP761K	$16.34	+92.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50 LBP851K	$9.24	-2.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 LBP171K	$1.74	-9.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,113	$1.35	+55.3%
Average			+37.5%

Lebanon vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Lebanon	Puerto Rico
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 LBP75,881	$3.37	+297.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$5.35	-3.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 LBP548K	$7.71	+26.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 LBP214K	$6.03	+152.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.88 LBP347K	$3.95	+1.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$2.15	+54.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,245	$1.17	+53.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,945	$1.88	+151.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,622	$2.09	+359.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,271	$1.43	+244.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,835	$1.54	+116.4%
Average			+104.0%

Lebanon vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.7% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Puerto Rico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$4.08	+0.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$37.75	-51.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$38,571.43	-27.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.00 LBP2M	$14.50	-19.4%
Average			-25.7%

Lebanon vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of transportation

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pay 76.0% more for housing

	Lebanon	Puerto Rico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.24 LBP3M	$66.43	+119.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.90 LBP60M	$1,098.02	+63.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.30 LBP31M	$722.33	+107.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$228.66	+28.8%
Average			+76.0%

Lebanon vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of housing

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pay 25.8% more for childcare

	Lebanon	Puerto Rico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$700.71	+2.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,021.88 LBP629M	$10,819.51	+54.1%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Puerto Rico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$2.61	-47.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 LBP382K	$2.78	-34.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$11.22	+274.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LBP6M	$29.37	-53.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$9.50	-5.0%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 18.5% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Puerto Rico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$52.28	-22.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$47.82	-3.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$96.61	-30.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$101.25	-15.6%
Average			-18.5%

Lebanon vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of clothing

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