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Puerto Rico vs. Tonga Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Rico is 4.4 times more expensive than Tonga overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9% less in Puerto Rico
Groceries: pay 35.5% more in Puerto Rico
Transportation: pay 99.3% more in Puerto Rico
Housing: pay 16.0% more in Puerto Rico
Childcare: pay 21.0 times more in Puerto Rico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.6% less in Puerto Rico
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in Puerto Rico

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

Puerto Rico vs. Tonga Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9% less for restaurants

	Tonga	Puerto Rico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.31 TOP20.00	$15.10	+81.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.38 TOP25.00	$10.01	-3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 TOP6.83	$1.58	-44.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 TOP5.92	$1.35	-45.2%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 35.5% more for groceries

	Tonga	Puerto Rico
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TOP2.50	$3.18	+206.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 TOP10.83	$4.16	-7.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 TOP14.26	$8.11	+37.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 TOP12.27	$5.34	+4.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TOP6.43	$3.76	+40.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$2.50	+99.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$1.06	-15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 TOP3.18	$1.54	+16.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 TOP4.08	$1.84	+8.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 TOP3.48	$1.65	+13.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 TOP2.87	$1.04	-12.9%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 99.3% more for transportation

	Tonga	Puerto Rico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.50 TOP13.25	$3.65	-33.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.53 TOP100.00	$35.20	-15.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	$34,700.00	+496.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.69 TOP45.00	$9.22	-50.7%
Average			+99.3%

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pay 16.0% more for housing

	Tonga	Puerto Rico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$124.60 TOP300.00	$62.46	-49.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	$800.93	+28.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$580.00
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.92 TOP344.12	$242.07	+69.4%
Average			+16.0%

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pay 21.0 times more for childcare

	Tonga	Puerto Rico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.82 TOP380.00	$453.00	+187.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$249.19 TOP600.00	$9,760.00	+3816.6%
Average			+2001.8%

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pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Tonga	Puerto Rico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 TOP8.00	$2.73	-18.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 TOP7.00	$3.38	+16.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.18 TOP24.50	$11.21	+10.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.15 TOP75.00	$37.37	+20.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$41.53 TOP100.00	$9.90	-76.2%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Tonga	Puerto Rico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.54 TOP35.00	$42.97	+195.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.65 TOP42.50	$54.22	+207.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.77 TOP50.00	$81.06	+290.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.07 TOP70.00	$96.00	+230.2%
Average			+230.8%

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