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Puerto Rico vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Rico is 70.7% more expensive than Namibia overall.

Restaurants: pay 91.7% more in Puerto Rico
Groceries: pay 88.6% more in Puerto Rico
Transportation: pay 14.3% more in Puerto Rico
Housing: pay 82.7% more in Puerto Rico
Childcare: pay 94.8% more in Puerto Rico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Puerto Rico
Clothing: pay 19.7% more in Puerto Rico

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

Puerto Rico vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 91.7% more for restaurants

	Namibia	Puerto Rico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.36 NAD142.68	$15.10	+80.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 NAD73.26	$10.01	+133.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 NAD14.53	$1.58	+85.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 NAD13.75	$1.35	+67.2%
Average			+91.7%

Namibia vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of restaurants

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pay 88.6% more for groceries

	Namibia	Puerto Rico
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 NAD15.09	$3.18	+259.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.96 NAD67.70	$4.16	+5.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 NAD91.51	$8.11	+51.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 NAD39.86	$5.34	+128.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 NAD42.56	$3.76	+50.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD15.57	$2.50	+174.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 NAD14.06	$1.06	+28.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD13.42	$1.54	+95.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NAD14.15	$1.84	+121.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 NAD17.54	$1.65	+60.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 NAD18.07	$1.04	-1.9%
Average			+88.6%

Namibia vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.3% more for transportation

	Namibia	Puerto Rico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.82 NAD82.37	$3.65	-24.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.19 NAD788.68	$35.20	-23.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,723.84 NAD319,729.88	$34,700.00	+85.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.68 NAD131.12	$9.22	+20.1%
Average			+14.3%

Namibia vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of transportation

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pay 82.7% more for housing

	Namibia	Puerto Rico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.24 NAD1,097.04	$62.46	-2.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.81 NAD8,756.71	$800.93	+56.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$408.02 NAD6,967.42	$580.00	+42.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.22 NAD1,233.18	$242.07	+235.2%
Average			+82.7%

Namibia vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of housing

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pay 94.8% more for childcare

	Namibia	Puerto Rico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$215.99 NAD3,688.31	$453.00	+109.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,426.88 NAD92,669.95	$9,760.00	+79.8%
Average			+94.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Namibia	Puerto Rico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.41 NAD24.00	$2.73	+93.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 NAD31.77	$3.38	+81.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.02 NAD51.61	$11.21	+270.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.10 NAD650.63	$37.37	-1.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.76 NAD98.29	$9.90	+72.0%
Average			+103.3%

Namibia vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.7% more for clothing

	Namibia	Puerto Rico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.56 NAD999.93	$42.97	-26.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 NAD477.81	$54.22	+93.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.20 NAD1,591.44	$81.06	-13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.03 NAD1,315.35	$96.00	+24.6%
Average			+19.7%

Namibia vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of clothing

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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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