Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Rico is 65.2% more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Puerto Rico
Groceries: pay 21.1% more in Puerto Rico
Transportation: pay 15.2% more in Puerto Rico
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Puerto Rico
Childcare: pay 10.2% less in Puerto Rico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.9% more in Puerto Rico
Clothing: pay 14.0% more in Puerto Rico

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Puerto Rico are more expensive than in Taiwan. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Puerto Rico.

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Puerto Rico vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Puerto Rico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 NT$139.05	$16.34	+281.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.99 NT$162.04	$9.24	+85.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$30.88	$1.74	+82.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$21.00	$1.35	+109.3%
Average			+159.1%

Taiwan vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.1% more for groceries

	Taiwan	Puerto Rico
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NT$56.61	$3.37	+93.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.75 NT$349.01	$5.35	-50.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 NT$366.40	$7.71	-31.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 NT$80.93	$6.03	+141.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 NT$120.51	$3.95	+6.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 NT$62.88	$2.15	+10.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 NT$36.64	$1.17	+3.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 NT$44.17	$1.88	+38.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 NT$47.20	$2.09	+43.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.85	$1.43	+33.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$31.03	$1.54	+61.3%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 15.2% more for transportation

	Taiwan	Puerto Rico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.85 NT$124.93	$4.08	+5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.67 NT$1,125.07	$37.75	+8.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,963.14 NT$1M	$38,571.43	+17.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 NT$275.86	$14.50	+70.6%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Taiwan	Puerto Rico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.08 NT$684.07	$66.43	+215.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.93 NT$15,023.86	$1,098.02	+137.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.17 NT$9,449.44	$722.33	+148.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.73 NT$2,035.67	$228.66	+264.5%
Average			+161.3%

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pay 10.2% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Puerto Rico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$537.84 NT$17,454.70	$700.71	+30.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,498.18 NT$568K	$10,819.51	-38.2%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Puerto Rico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$59.22	$2.61	+42.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 NT$91.90	$2.78	-1.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 NT$130.73	$11.22	+178.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.82 NT$1,227.43	$29.37	-22.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.97 NT$323.61	$9.50	-4.7%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 14.0% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Puerto Rico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.97 NT$1,978.77	$52.28	-14.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.64 NT$1,059.16	$47.82	+46.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.55 NT$2,549.27	$96.61	+23.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.75 NT$3,009.92	$101.25	+9.2%
Average			+14.0%

Taiwan vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of clothing

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