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Puerto Rico vs. Oman Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Rico is 60.9% more expensive than Oman overall.

Restaurants
pay 93.7% more in Puerto Rico
Groceries
pay 63.6% more in Puerto Rico
Transportation
pay 29.9% more in Puerto Rico
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Puerto Rico
Childcare
pay 2.0 times more in Puerto Rico
Entertainment and Sports
pay 40.6% less in Puerto Rico
Clothing
pay 31.6% more in Puerto Rico

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

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Puerto Rico vs. Oman Cost Breakdown

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

pay 93.7% more for restaurants

 
Oman
Puerto Rico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.18
OMR2.360
$16.34
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.43
OMR3.610
$9.24
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.87
OMR0.330
$1.74
 
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pay 63.6% more for groceries

 
Oman
Puerto Rico
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.21
OMR0.460
$3.37
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.82
OMR1.840
$5.35
 
Milk (1 gallon) $9.05
OMR3.460
$7.71
 
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pay 29.9% more for transportation

 
Oman
Puerto Rico
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.34
OMR0.890
$4.08
 
Monthly public transit pass $55.92
OMR21.380
$37.75
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,976.63
OMR8,404.150
$38,571.43
 
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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Oman
Puerto Rico
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $78.05
OMR29.850
$66.43
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $485.58
OMR185.690
$1,098.02
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $358.74
OMR137.190
$722.33
 
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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

 
Oman
Puerto Rico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $270.15
OMR103.310
$700.71
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,828.04
OMR2,611.130
$10,819.51
 
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pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Oman
Puerto Rico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $11.38
OMR4.350
$2.61
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.34
OMR2.040
$2.78
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.18
OMR2.360
$11.22
 
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pay 31.6% more for clothing

 
Oman
Puerto Rico
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $45.42
OMR17.370
$52.28
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $39.55
OMR15.130
$47.82
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $75.67
OMR28.940
$96.61
 
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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