Cost of living comparison
compared to
Puerto Rico vs. Samoa Cost of Living Summary
Puerto Rico is 2.9 times more expensive than Samoa overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.0% less in Puerto Rico
- Groceries
-
pay 2.4 times more in Puerto Rico
- Transportation
-
pay 45.8% less in Puerto Rico
- Housing
-
pay 9.7 times more in Puerto Rico
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 27.2% more in Puerto Rico
The cost of housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Puerto Rico are more expensive than in Samoa. Expenses including transportation and restaurants are lower in Puerto Rico. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico vs. Samoa Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 30.0% less for restaurants
|
Samoa
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$53.35
WST150.23
|
$15.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.95
WST39.30
|
$10.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
WST5.84
|
$1.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
WST3.65
|
$1.35
|
|
Samoa vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Samoa
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
WST2.28
|
$3.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$0.45
WST1.26
|
$4.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.80
WST19.14
|
$8.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
WST11.90
|
$5.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.63
WST4.59
|
$3.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
WST6.42
|
$2.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
WST2.29
|
$1.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
WST2.29
|
$1.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
WST5.51
|
$1.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
WST4.59
|
$1.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
WST1.38
|
$1.04
|
|
Samoa vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of groceries
pay 45.8% less for transportation
|
Samoa
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
WST11.49
|
$3.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,700.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.49
WST136.55
|
$9.22
|
|
Samoa vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of transportation
pay 9.7 times more for housing
|
Samoa
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.92
WST101.15
|
$62.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$800.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$580.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.73
WST38.67
|
$242.07
|
|
Samoa vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Samoa
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$453.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,760.00
|
Samoa vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of childcare
pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Samoa
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.31
WST12.14
|
$2.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
WST7.05
|
$3.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
WST17.20
|
$11.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$37.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.90
|
|
Samoa vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Samoa
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$42.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$54.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$96.00
|
Samoa vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of clothing
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