Cost of living comparison

Puerto Rico

compared to

Finland

Finland vs. Puerto Rico Cost of Living Summary

Finland is 6.6% cheaper than Puerto Rico overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.9% more in Finland
Groceries: pay 33.7% less in Finland
Transportation: pay 50.1% more in Finland
Housing: pay 27.6% less in Finland
Childcare: pay 22.3% less in Finland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.5% more in Finland
Clothing: pay 21.3% more in Finland

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

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Finland vs. Puerto Rico Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.9% more for restaurants

	Puerto Rico	Finland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34	$15.96 €14.20	-2.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.24	$11.89 €10.58	+28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74	$2.80 €2.49	+61.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35	$2.19 €1.95	+61.5%
Average			+18.9%

Puerto Rico vs. Finland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.7% less for groceries

	Puerto Rico	Finland
Bread 1 loaf	$3.37	$2.55 €2.27	-24.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.35	$4.18 €3.72	-21.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.71	$4.89 €4.36	-36.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.03	$3.23 €2.88	-46.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95	$5.94 €5.28	+50.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15	$1.07 €0.95	-50.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17	$0.92 €0.82	-21.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.88	$1.06 €0.95	-43.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.09	$1.75 €1.56	-16.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43	$0.56 €0.50	-61.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.54	$0.77 €0.69	-49.9%
Average			-33.7%

Puerto Rico vs. Finland - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.1% more for transportation

	Puerto Rico	Finland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.08	$8.37 €7.45	+105.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.75	$69.28 €61.66	+83.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,571.43	$35,392.23 €31,500.36	-8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.50	$19.22 €17.11	+32.6%
Average			+50.1%

Puerto Rico vs. Finland - Cost of transportation

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pay 27.6% less for housing

	Puerto Rico	Finland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.43	$23.47 €20.89	-64.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,098.02	$812.17 €722.86	-26.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$722.33	$648.17 €576.89	-10.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$228.66	$112.50 €100.13	-50.8%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 22.3% less for childcare

	Puerto Rico	Finland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$700.71	$343.69 €305.90	-51.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,819.51	$13,310.70 €11,847.00	+23.0%
Average			-22.3%

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pay 80.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Puerto Rico	Finland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61	$8.12 €7.23	+211.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.78	$4.71 €4.19	+69.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.22	$12.52 €11.14	+11.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.37	$43.65 €38.85	+48.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.50	$17.16 €15.27	+80.6%
Average			+80.5%

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pay 21.3% more for clothing

	Puerto Rico	Finland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.28	$91.56 €81.49	+75.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.82	$40.36 €35.92	-15.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.61	$97.65 €86.91	+1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.25	$146.74 €130.61	+44.9%
Average			+21.3%

Puerto Rico vs. Finland - Cost of clothing

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