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Puerto Rico vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Rico is 56.3% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 57.1% more in Puerto Rico
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Puerto Rico
Transportation: pay 19.9% more in Puerto Rico
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Puerto Rico
Childcare: pay 31.4% less in Puerto Rico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.5% more in Puerto Rico
Clothing: pay 25.7% less in Puerto Rico

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

Puerto Rico vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.1% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Puerto Rico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$15.10	+26.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$10.01	+67.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$1.58	+14.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$1.35	+120.2%
Average			+57.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Puerto Rico
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$3.18	+275.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$4.16	-33.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$8.11	+75.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$5.34	+217.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$3.76	+52.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$2.50	+209.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$1.06	+21.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$1.54	+70.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$1.84	+12.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$1.65	+285.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$1.04	+206.8%
Average			+126.7%

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pay 19.9% more for transportation

	Moscow	Puerto Rico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$3.65	+28.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$35.20	-3.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$34,700.00	-6.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$9.22	+61.0%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Moscow	Puerto Rico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$62.46	+699.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$800.93	-36.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$580.00	-18.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$242.07	+118.9%
Average			+190.9%

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pay 31.4% less for childcare

	Moscow	Puerto Rico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$453.00	-31.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$9,760.00	-31.7%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 56.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Puerto Rico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$2.73	-34.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$3.38	+7.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$11.21	+275.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$37.37	-16.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$9.90	+50.8%
Average			+56.5%

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pay 25.7% less for clothing

	Moscow	Puerto Rico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$42.97	-43.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$54.22	+13.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$81.06	-34.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$96.00	-38.8%
Average			-25.7%

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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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