Cost of living comparison

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South Korea vs. Puerto Rico Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 5.3% cheaper than Puerto Rico overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.6% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 14.5% more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 5.3% more in South Korea
Housing: pay 47.4% less in South Korea
Childcare: pay 18.9% more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2% less in South Korea
Clothing: pay 11.4% more in South Korea

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

South Korea vs. Puerto Rico Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

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pay 36.6% less for restaurants

	Puerto Rico	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.10	$6.72 ₩9,865	-55.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.01	$5.50 ₩8,068	-45.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58	$1.47 ₩2,152	-7.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35	$0.82 ₩1,211	-38.7%
Average			-36.6%

Puerto Rico vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.5% more for groceries

	Puerto Rico	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$3.18	$2.87 ₩4,217	-9.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16	$5.63 ₩8,255	+35.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.11	$7.67 ₩11,264	-5.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.34	$2.84 ₩4,162	-46.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.76	$3.34 ₩4,896	-11.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.50	$3.24 ₩4,748	+29.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06	$1.39 ₩2,037	+31.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54	$2.80 ₩4,104	+81.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.84	$2.40 ₩3,528	+30.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.65	$1.78 ₩2,616	+8.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04	$1.20 ₩1,767	+15.9%
Average			+14.5%

Puerto Rico vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.3% more for transportation

	Puerto Rico	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.65	$4.40 ₩6,458	+20.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.20	$47.17 ₩69,233	+34.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,700.00	$26,440.41 ₩38,804,738	-23.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.22	$8.33 ₩12,228	-9.6%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 47.4% less for housing

	Puerto Rico	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$62.46	$21.68 ₩31,824	-65.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$800.93	$473.91 ₩695,518	-40.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$580.00	$357.19 ₩524,216	-38.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$242.07	$132.53 ₩194,509	-45.3%
Average			-47.4%

Puerto Rico vs. South Korea - Cost of housing

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pay 18.9% more for childcare

	Puerto Rico	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$453.00	$378.52 ₩555,533	-16.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,760.00	$15,055.40 ₩22,095,763	+54.3%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Puerto Rico	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73	$3.12 ₩4,576	+14.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.38	$3.57 ₩5,236	+5.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.21	$3.18 ₩4,673	-71.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.37	$49.86 ₩73,176	+33.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.90	$10.12 ₩14,850	+2.2%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 11.4% more for clothing

	Puerto Rico	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.97	$66.46 ₩97,538	+54.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.22	$50.68 ₩74,384	-6.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.06	$72.74 ₩106,755	-10.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.00	$103.23 ₩151,509	+7.5%
Average			+11.4%

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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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