Cost of living comparison

Puerto Rico

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Puerto Rico Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 4.4% cheaper than Puerto Rico overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.6% less in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 28.3% less in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 25.7% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 12.2% less in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 26.6% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.0% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 2.3% less in New Zealand

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

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New Zealand vs. Puerto Rico Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

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pay 5.6% less for restaurants

	Puerto Rico	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34	$13.26 NZ$23.46	-18.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.24	$8.99 NZ$15.90	-2.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74	$2.04 NZ$3.61	+17.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35	$1.83 NZ$3.24	+35.3%
Average			-5.6%

Puerto Rico vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.3% less for groceries

	Puerto Rico	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$3.37	$1.73 NZ$3.05	-48.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.35	$3.78 NZ$6.69	-29.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.71	$6.47 NZ$11.45	-16.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.03	$5.79 NZ$10.24	-3.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95	$3.83 NZ$6.77	-3.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15	$1.22 NZ$2.15	-43.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17	$0.94 NZ$1.67	-19.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.88	$1.32 NZ$2.33	-29.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.09	$2.20 NZ$3.89	+5.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43	$0.89 NZ$1.57	-37.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.54	$0.67 NZ$1.18	-56.8%
Average			-28.3%

Puerto Rico vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.7% more for transportation

	Puerto Rico	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.08	$6.34 NZ$11.21	+55.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.75	$83.43 NZ$147.53	+121.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,571.43	$24,108.51 NZ$42,632.21	-37.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.50	$17.20 NZ$30.41	+18.6%
Average			+25.7%

Puerto Rico vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.2% less for housing

	Puerto Rico	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.43	$49.30 NZ$87.18	-25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,098.02	$976.74 NZ$1,727.21	-11.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$722.33	$843.74 NZ$1,492.02	+16.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$228.66	$95.64 NZ$169.12	-58.2%
Average			-12.2%

Puerto Rico vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 26.6% more for childcare

	Puerto Rico	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$700.71	$716.92 NZ$1,267.75	+2.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,819.51	$16,937.81 NZ$29,951.92	+56.5%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Puerto Rico	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61	$5.70 NZ$10.07	+118.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.78	$3.26 NZ$5.77	+17.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.22	$22.75 NZ$40.22	+102.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.37	$39.17 NZ$69.26	+33.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.50	$10.27 NZ$18.16	+8.1%
Average			+42.0%

Puerto Rico vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.3% less for clothing

	Puerto Rico	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.28	$63.30 NZ$111.94	+21.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.82	$33.63 NZ$59.46	-29.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.61	$91.48 NZ$161.76	-5.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.25	$114.46 NZ$202.41	+13.0%
Average			-2.3%

Puerto Rico vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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