Nomad Watch

Researched Updated Nov 12, 2026 Last changed Nov 14, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost
Housing 1 2 $1,600 $900 $1,800 $800 $120
Utilities 25 — $250 $350 $190 —
Internet & Mobile 17 18 $80 $95 $150 $80 $4
Groceries 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 $170 $480 $1,000 $350 $8
Transportation 15 16 $200 $240 $480 $120 $30
Dining Out 4 5 $700 $300 $500 $130 $60
Leisure Activities 19 20 23 $250 $130 $350 $45 $35
Health Insurance $63 $225 $750 $180 —
Visa & Legal Fees 24 $2 $25 $50 — $41
Total $3,065 $2,645 $5,430 $1,895 $298

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $800.00 $507 – $1,200 per month
Coworking Space 3 $180.00 per month
Airbnb (1 month) $1,500.00 $1,100 – $2,200 per month
Coliving Space $750.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 4 $4.25 per cup
Beer 13 $3.00 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) 5 $12.00 per meal
Fast Food Combo $9.50 per meal
Apples 6 $5.00 per kg
Bread 11 $3.29 per loaf
Milk 7 $2.10 per liter
Rice 8 $1.98 per kg
Chicken Fillets 9 $7.47 per kg
Beef 10 $8.75 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) 12 $13.00 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 5 $60.00 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) 14 $2.08 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 15 $3.75 per trip
Taxi per km 15 $1.18 per km
Monthly Transport Pass $40.00 per month
Gasoline 16 $1.04 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) 15 $9.65 per trip
Scooter Rental 23 $350.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 17 $30.00 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 18 $50.00 per month
Gym Membership 19 $40.00 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) $15.00 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17 $15.00 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 20 $8.75 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $56.25 per pair
Summer Dress $61.25 per dress
Running Shoes $108.75 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $25.00 per visit
Laundry 22 $2.39 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) $50.00 per visit
Pharmacy (basic meds) 21 $14.00 per purchase

About these costs

Method
Researched
Last updated
Nov 12, 2026
Last changed
Nov 14, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Hanoi, San Juan, Bayamon, Río Grande

  1. Findit Aguadilla rentals — 1BR USD 750–1,200; 3BR USD 900–2,200 (34 listings)Listings
  2. AirROI Aguadilla: median nightly USD 125; USD 1,700 is monthly host revenue, not monthly rentIndex
  3. Aguadilla Business Center coworking — day pass USD 15 (USD 12 PR residents)Official
  4. The Coffee Spot Aguadilla — espresso USD 2.00; latte USD 3.75–5.25Official
  5. CINCO Aguadilla menu — lunch specials USD 11.95–12.95; entrées USD 14.95–44.95Official
  6. SuperMax apples USD 2.27/lb (island chain pricing)Listings
  7. SuperMax Tres Monjitas milk 64 oz USD 3.98; 120 oz USD 7.34Listings
  8. Guaynabo SuperMax Rico long-grain clear rice 3 lb USD 2.69Listings
  9. SuperMax PR boneless chicken breast USD 3.39/lb; pre-cong fillet USD 3.89/lbListings
  10. Guaynabo SuperMax regular ground beef sale USD 3.97 per lbListings
  11. Guaynabo SuperMax Holsum club integral blanco 24 oz USD 3.29Listings
  12. SuperMax mid-range red wines USD 12.99–13.89 (750 ml)Listings
  13. Guaynabo SuperMax Medalla Light 12-pack 10 oz USD 9.99Listings
  14. Guaynabo SuperMax Poland Spring six 0.5 litre bottles USD 4.15Listings
  15. NTSP regulation 9358 — official Puerto Rico taxi tariffOfficial
  16. DACO regular gasoline USD 1.007–1.047 per litre, 11 November 2026Official
  17. Claro prepago bundles USD 15–40/month (country prep)Official
  18. Claro PR fiber — 300 Mbps USD 50, 600 Mbps USD 55, 1 Gbps USD 75 per monthOfficial
  19. Velite Fitness Center Aguadilla — USD 40/month, USD 25/week, USD 10/dayOfficial
  20. Caguas Las Catalinas Cine Kids adult ticket USD 8.75, November 2022Secondary
  21. Walgreens NyQuil LiquiCaps 24 ct USD 13.99 (chain with PR stores)Listings
  22. Ciudad LaundroMax self-service — medium wash from USD 5.95Official
  23. Aventoura Aguadilla — scooter rentals from USD 75–165; UTV tours USD 275–575Official
  24. CBP FY2027 fee notice: ESTA USD 40.62 effective 16 October 2026Official
  25. Puerto Rico Energy Bureau 30 September 2026 order, table 2: USD 270.86 for 800 kWhOfficial

Change history

    • Method Generated Researched
    • Airbnb (1 month) 900 1500
    • Apartment (1 bedroom) 550 800
    • Apples 2.5 5
    • Beef 9 8.75
    • Beer 2.5 3
    37 more changes
    • Bread 2 3.29
    • Chicken Fillets 6.5 7.47
    • Cinema Ticket 7 8.75
    • Coffee 3 4.25
    • Coliving Space 500 750
    • Coworking Space 150 180
    • Dining Out local 100, nomad 600, expat 300, family 400, tourist 50 local 130, nomad 700, expat 300, family 500, tourist 60
    • Fast Food Combo 7.5 9.5
    • Gasoline 1.1 1.04
    • Groceries local 350, nomad 150, expat 400, family 650, tourist 0 local 350, nomad 170, expat 480, family 1000, tourist 8
    • Gym Membership 35 40
    • Haircut 12 25
    • Health Insurance local 50, nomad 80, expat 150, family 300, tourist 10 local 180, nomad 63, expat 225, family 750, tourist 0
    • Housing local 600, nomad 1500, expat 900, family 1300, tourist 90 local 800, nomad 1600, expat 900, family 1800, tourist 120
    • Internet & Mobile local 50, nomad 60, expat 70, family 90, tourist 0 local 80, expat 95, family 150, tourist 3.5
    • Internet (60 Mbps+) 45 50
    • Jeans 40 56.25
    • Laundry 8 2.39
    • Leisure Activities local 30, nomad 200, expat 100, family 150 local 45, nomad 250, expat 130, family 350, tourist 35
    • Meal (Inexpensive) 8 12
    • Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 40 60
    • Milk 1.8 2.1
    • Mobile Plan 25 30
    • Pharmacy (basic meds) 8 14
    • Rice 1.5 1.98
    • Ride-hailing (5km) 6 9.65
    • Running Shoes 75 108.75
    • SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 10 15
    • Scooter Rental 25 350
    • Summer Dress 30 61.25
    • Taxi Start 2.5 3.75
    • Taxi per km 1.2 1.18
    • Transportation local 50, nomad 100, expat 150, family 250, tourist 20 local 120, nomad 200, expat 240, family 480, tourist 30
    • Utilities local 120, nomad 0, expat 150, family 200, tourist 0 local 190, nomad 0, expat 250, family 350, tourist 0
    • Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 30, expat 50 local 0, nomad 1.69, expat 25, family 50, tourist 40.62
    • Water (1.5L bottle) 1 2.08
    • Wine (Mid-range) 12 13

    Fix pass corrected units, borrowed-price labels, source support and exact category arithmetic for Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Beef, Wine (Mid-range), Taxi Start, Taxi per km, Gasoline, Mobile Plan, Internet (60 Mbps+), Gym Membership, Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Housing, Utilities, Internet & Mobile, Groceries, Transportation, Dining Out, Leisure Activities, Health Insurance, Visa & Legal Fees, Airbnb (1 month), Coliving Space, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, Laundry, Pharmacy (basic meds). Grocery sale prices and units now follow the opened store pages; ESTA follows the official current fee notice (supermaxonline.com, govinfo.gov)

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