Cost of living comparison
compared to
Puerto Rico vs. Spain Cost of Living Summary
Puerto Rico is 15.4% more expensive than Spain overall.
Puerto Rico vs. Spain Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Spain, you would:
pay 10.5% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.31
|
$16.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.61
|
$9.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.26
|
$1.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.57
|
$1.35
|
|
Spain vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of restaurants
pay 55.2% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
€1.33
|
$3.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.40
|
$5.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.00
|
$7.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
€2.93
|
$6.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.33
|
$3.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.03
|
$2.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.83
|
$1.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.85
|
$1.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.10
|
$2.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.75
|
$1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.79
|
$1.54
|
|
Spain vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of groceries
pay 9.5% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.62
€5.89
|
$4.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.07
€27.66
|
$37.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,519.36
€30,723.47
|
$38,571.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.43
€14.62
|
$14.50
|
|
Spain vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of transportation
pay 24.1% more for housing
|
Spain
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.92
€26.63
|
$66.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.54
€823.76
|
$1,098.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$728.71
€648.57
|
$722.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.11
€97.11
|
$228.66
|
|
Spain vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of housing
pay 32.0% more for childcare
|
Spain
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.60
€427.75
|
$700.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,049.60
€8,054.47
|
$10,819.51
|
|
Spain vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of childcare
pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
€2.94
|
$2.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
€2.04
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
€5.54
|
$11.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.01
€41.84
|
$29.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
€8.32
|
$9.50
|
|
Spain vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 3.7% less for clothing
|
Spain
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.62
€71.76
|
$52.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.25
€32.27
|
$47.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.09
€80.18
|
$96.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.00
€96.12
|
$101.25
|
|
Spain vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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