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Cost of living and expenses in Puerto Rico
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Puerto Rico?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Puerto Rico, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Puerto Rico
(The last update: 4 days ago)
Currency in Puerto Rico US dollar (USD $).
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Puerto Rico
What are the different prices in the cities in Puerto Rico? Look here: Prices in cities in Puerto Rico
Prices: Arecibo San Juan Bayamón Caguas Guaynabo Ponce Manatí Fajardo Trujillo Alto Las Piedras
fees
$250 ($150 - $500)
22% more than in United States
internet
$62 ($44 - $99)
13% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$46 ($25 - $65)
12% is less expensive than in United States
average earnings
$2.43K
by half less than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$906 ($450 - $2.2K)
by half less than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$1.04K ($600 - $2.2K)
by half less than in United States
The cost of living in Puerto Rico:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $1.5
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $60
- Gasoline (1 liter) $0.99
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $30K
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $906
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $570
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $1.56K
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $1.04K
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $250
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $62
- numb_34 $71
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $46
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $44
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $82
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $98
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $25.7K
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $369
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $2.1K
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $6.72K
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $1.58K
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $2.43K
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 4.9%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $10
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $0.97
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $35
Price changes in previous years in Puerto Rico
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2011: $2.2K, 2012: $2.61K, 2013: $2.25K, 2015: $1.36K, and 2016: $1.98K
Have earnings increased in Puerto Rico?
See the average salary in previous years in 2010: $1.45K, 2011: $1.93K, 2012: $1.87K, 2013: $1.68K, 2014: $2.06K, 2015: $1.63K, 2016: $1.47K, 2017: $2.01K, and 2018: $1.99K
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2010: $193, 2011: $238, 2012: $268, 2013: $262, 2014: $202, 2015: $227, 2016: $168, 2017: $197, and 2018: $203
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2010: $57, 2011: $42, 2012: $53, 2013: $52, 2014: $51, 2015: $53, 2016: $48, 2017: $56, and 2018: $64
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Puerto Rico in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2010: $10, 2011: $37, 2012: $41, 2013: $39, 2014: $34, 2015: $38, 2016: $38, 2017: $42, and 2018: $42
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
bread
$2.9 ($2 - $4.4)
20% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$46 ($25 - $65)
12% is less expensive than in United States
wine
$15 ($9 - $25)
Very much like in United States
internet
$62 ($44 - $99)
13% is less expensive than in United States
fees
$250 ($150 - $500)
22% more than in United States
tomatoes
$4.4 ($2.4 - $7)
9.4% is less expensive than in United States