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Puerto Rico vs. Sweden Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Rico is 17.9% more expensive than Sweden overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.6% less in Puerto Rico
Groceries: pay 18.7% more in Puerto Rico
Transportation: pay 40.0% less in Puerto Rico
Housing: pay 45.0% more in Puerto Rico
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Puerto Rico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.8% less in Puerto Rico
Clothing: pay 22.0% less in Puerto Rico

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

Puerto Rico vs. Sweden Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Sweden, you would:

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pay 20.6% less for restaurants

	Sweden	Puerto Rico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.38 SEK135.86	$15.10	+5.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.04 SEK104.36	$10.01	-9.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.58 SEK24.43	$1.58	-38.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 SEK20.96	$1.35	-39.3%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 18.7% more for groceries

	Sweden	Puerto Rico
Bread 1 loaf	$2.88 SEK27.20	$3.18	+10.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.00 SEK56.72	$4.16	-30.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.33 SEK59.85	$8.11	+28.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 SEK41.01	$5.34	+23.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.57 SEK52.62	$3.76	-32.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 SEK13.35	$2.50	+77.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.21 SEK11.44	$1.06	-12.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 SEK12.85	$1.54	+13.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.97 SEK18.66	$1.84	-7.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SEK7.55	$1.65	+105.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SEK7.49	$1.04	+31.0%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 40.0% less for transportation

	Sweden	Puerto Rico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.32 SEK69.19	$3.65	-50.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.92 SEK774.19	$35.20	-57.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,594.19 SEK298,596.70	$34,700.00	+9.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.67 SEK233.17	$9.22	-62.6%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 45.0% more for housing

	Sweden	Puerto Rico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.43 SEK353.72	$62.46	+66.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$936.32 SEK8,849.16	$800.93	-14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$720.46 SEK6,809.11	$580.00	-19.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.92 SEK925.40	$242.07	+147.2%
Average			+45.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Sweden	Puerto Rico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$155.59 SEK1,470.47	$453.00	+191.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,116.05 SEK38,900.77	$9,760.00	+137.1%
Average			+164.1%

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pay 19.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Sweden	Puerto Rico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.74 SEK73.17	$2.73	-64.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.56 SEK43.10	$3.38	-25.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.64 SEK72.24	$11.21	+46.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.09 SEK416.68	$37.37	-15.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.46 SEK155.54	$9.90	-39.8%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 22.0% less for clothing

	Sweden	Puerto Rico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$94.86 SEK896.55	$42.97	-54.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.53 SEK401.90	$54.22	+27.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.79 SEK1,009.30	$81.06	-24.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$151.29 SEK1,429.84	$96.00	-36.5%
Average			-22.0%

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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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