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Puerto Rico vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Rico is 48.4% more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Puerto Rico
Groceries: pay 19.3% more in Puerto Rico
Transportation: pay 0.7% less in Puerto Rico
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Puerto Rico
Childcare: pay 27.1% less in Puerto Rico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.2% more in Puerto Rico
Clothing: pay 10.3% more in Puerto Rico

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

Puerto Rico vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Puerto Rico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 NT$151.22	$15.10	+213.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 NT$161.99	$10.01	+93.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 NT$30.70	$1.58	+61.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 NT$21.02	$1.35	+101.1%
Average			+117.5%

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pay 19.3% more for groceries

	Taiwan	Puerto Rico
Bread 1 loaf	$1.77 NT$55.47	$3.18	+79.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.29 NT$291.60	$4.16	-55.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.90 NT$373.42	$8.11	-31.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 NT$82.06	$5.34	+104.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 NT$111.70	$3.76	+5.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 NT$63.63	$2.50	+23.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 NT$31.34	$1.06	+5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.17	$1.54	+23.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 NT$48.61	$1.84	+18.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 NT$37.82	$1.65	+36.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03 NT$32.24	$1.04	+1.1%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 0.7% less for transportation

	Taiwan	Puerto Rico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 NT$118.78	$3.65	-3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.06 NT$1,069.33	$35.20	+3.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,728.87 NT$1,121,597.24	$34,700.00	-2.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 NT$288.18	$9.22	+0.4%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Taiwan	Puerto Rico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.10 NT$662.43	$62.46	+196.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$429.29 NT$13,476.23	$800.93	+86.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$295.73 NT$9,283.44	$580.00	+96.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.85 NT$1,721.85	$242.07	+341.3%
Average			+180.0%

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pay 27.1% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Puerto Rico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.45 NT$16,306.62	$453.00	-12.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,665.76 NT$523,169.72	$9,760.00	-41.4%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 39.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Puerto Rico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.97 NT$61.79	$2.73	+38.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 NT$94.24	$3.38	+12.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 NT$142.65	$11.21	+146.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.49 NT$1,176.73	$37.37	-0.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$315.31	$9.90	-1.4%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 10.3% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Puerto Rico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.08 NT$2,043.13	$42.97	-34.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.24 NT$980.69	$54.22	+73.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.60 NT$2,498.69	$81.06	+1.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.29 NT$3,022.88	$96.00	-0.3%
Average			+10.3%

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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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