Cost of Living in Ponce, PR

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1279
$2957
🛋️ Without rent
$631
$1874
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$648
$1084
🍽️ Food
$454
$1181
🚐 Transport
$71.4
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1709
😀 Quality of life
62
🏙️ Population
137K

The average cost of living in Ponce is $1279, which is close to the world's average cost of living, ranked 4371st out of 9294 in our global list, 2190th out of 2202 in the United States, and 34th out of 42 in Puerto Rico.

The median after-tax salary is $1709, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months. Ranked 4814th (TOP 52%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 1801st best city to live in the United States, and 30th most liveable city in Puerto Rico. With an estimated population of 137K, Ponce is the 216th largest city in the United States.

✈️ Closest airport 6 km Mercedita Airport
😷 Air quality Excellent 4.4 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 3909 Ponce Health Sciences University
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Prices in Ponce

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
 Cappuccino
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1723
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6561

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