Cost of living comparison
compared to
San Diego vs. Puerto Rico Cost of Living Summary
San Diego is 93.7% more expensive than Puerto Rico overall.
San Diego vs. Puerto Rico Cost Breakdown
If you lived in San Diego instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 66.7% more for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.10
|
$21.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
|
$15.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
|
$3.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
|
$2.50
|
|
Puerto Rico vs. San Diego - Cost of restaurants
pay 14.0% more for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.18
|
$4.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
|
$7.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.11
|
$4.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.34
|
$5.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
|
$6.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$2.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$1.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$2.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
|
$1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$1.12
|
|
Puerto Rico vs. San Diego - Cost of groceries
pay 59.4% more for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.65
|
$4.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.20
|
$72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,700.00
|
$31,965.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
|
$19.40
|
|
Puerto Rico vs. San Diego - Cost of transportation
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.46
|
$82.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.93
|
$3,033.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.00
|
$2,538.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$242.07
|
$205.84
|
|
Puerto Rico vs. San Diego - Cost of housing
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$453.00
|
$1,750.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,760.00
|
$28,750.00
|
|
Puerto Rico vs. San Diego - Cost of childcare
pay 89.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
|
$5.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.21
|
$12.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.37
|
$73.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
|
$17.50
|
|
Puerto Rico vs. San Diego - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 27.8% more for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.97
|
$60.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.22
|
$58.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.06
|
$105.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.00
|
$126.25
|
|
Puerto Rico vs. San Diego - Cost of clothing
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