Cost of Living in Bayamon, 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 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 $1,400 $950 $2,000 $750 $110

Utilities 4 9 — $220 $300 $180 —

Internet & Mobile 8 9 $100 $130 $160 $100 $5

Groceries 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 $402 $485 $850 $392 $10

Transportation 10 12 $130 $180 $320 $45 $22

Dining Out 23 24 25 26 $850 $400 $520 $150 $55

Leisure Activities 27 28 35 $210 $118 $290 $53 $18

Health Insurance 11 $68 $220 $750 $180 —

Visa & Legal Fees 13 — $25 $50 — —

Total $3,160 $2,728 $5,240 $1,850 $220

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 4 $750.00 $650 – $1,100 per month

Coworking Space 3 $375.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 $1,400.00 $1,100 – $1,800 per month

Coliving Space 1 2 $700.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 26 $4.70 per cup

Beer 24 $3.50 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 24 $10.00 per meal

Fast Food Combo 23 $9.53 per meal

Apples 19 $5.01 per kg

Bread 18 $3.29 per loaf

Milk 16 22 $2.10 per liter

Rice 14 $1.83 per kg

Chicken Fillets 15 $8.58 per kg

Beef 17 $11.00 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 20 $9.00 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 25 $80.00 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 21 $1.95 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 12 $2.50 per trip

Taxi per km 12 $1.50 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 10 $50.00 per month

Gasoline 6 7 $1.29 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 12 $12.00 per trip

Scooter Rental 37 $35.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $30.00 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 4 9 $70.00 per month

Gym Membership 27 $40.00 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 35 $25.00 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8 $15.00 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 28 $9.00 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 29 $45.00 per pair

Summer Dress 30 $35.00 per dress

Running Shoes 31 32 $98.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 36 $28.00 per visit

Laundry 34 $4.00 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) — per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 33 $14.00 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026

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

Compared with Hanoi, Bangkok, Santo Domingo, San Juan

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SuperMax Rico arroz 3 lb USD 2.49Listings
SuperMax chicken breast fillet USD 3.89/lbListings
SuperMax Tres Monjitas milk 64 oz USD 3.98Listings
SuperMax ground beef USD 4.99/lbListings
SuperMax Holsum pan club blanco 24 oz USD 3.29Listings
SuperMax red apples USD 2.27/lbListings
SuperMax Santa Helena Cabernet 750 ml USD 8.99Listings
SuperMax Zephyrhills water 1.5 L USD 1.95Listings
ORIL regulated fresh milk quart USD 1.89–1.98Secondary
McDonald's PR McCombo Grande Big Mac USD 9.53Listings
Bohiques Rest metro lunch special USD 10; Medalla USD 3.50Listings
Olive Garden Bayamón entrées USD 17.59–32.39Listings
Starbucks Condado Iced Caffè Latte USD 4.70Listings
EMPT Gym Bayamón Gym Access Pass USD 40/moOfficial
Caribbean Cinemas adult ticket USD 8.75 (press event)Secondary
Kohl's Levi's jeans from USD 38.97 saleListings
Kohl's women's summer dresses from USD 17.49 clearanceListings
Kohl's Nike Revolution 8 USD 56.25Listings
Nike Pegasus 41 road running shoe USD 140Official
Walgreens NyQuil LiquiCaps 24 ct USD 13.99Listings
Ciudad LaundroMax medium wash USD 4.95Official
Hacienda del Sur tennis court rental from USD 25/hrListings
Mills Hair Salon metro cut & blow dry from USD 25Listings
Skootel PR e-scooter USD 1 start + USD 0.30/minSecondary

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1200 1400
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 600 750
- Apples 3 5.01
- Beef 10 11
- Beer 2.5 3.5
34 more changes
- Bread 2.75 3.29
- Chicken Fillets 8.5 8.58
- Coffee 3.5 4.7
- Coliving Space 550 700
- Coworking Space 180 375
- Dining Out local 100, nomad 500, expat 300, family 200, tourist 45 local 150, nomad 850, expat 400, family 520, tourist 55
- Doctor Visit (GP) 75 not set
- Fast Food Combo 9 9.53
- Gasoline 1.1 1.29
- Groceries local 400, nomad 120, expat 500, family 800, tourist 0 local 392, nomad 402, expat 485, family 850, tourist 10
- Haircut 18 28
- Health Insurance local 70, expat 120, family 400, tourist 0 local 180, nomad 68, expat 220, family 750, tourist 0
- Housing local 650, nomad 1100, expat 900, family 1400, tourist 85 local 750, nomad 1400, expat 950, family 2000, tourist 110
- Internet & Mobile local 80, nomad 70, family 120, tourist 5 local 100, expat 130, family 160, tourist 5
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 60 70
- Jeans 50 45
- Laundry 5 4
- Leisure Activities local 50, nomad 150, expat 100, family 150, tourist 15 local 53, nomad 210, expat 118, family 290, tourist 18
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 50 80
- Milk 1.8 2.1
- Mobile Plan 25 30
- Monthly Transport Pass 45 50
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 12 14
- Rice 1.8 1.83
- Ride-hailing (5km) 10 12
- Running Shoes 90 98
- Scooter Rental 25 35
- Taxi per km 1.75 1.5
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 15 25
- Transportation local 60, expat 100, family 200, tourist 10 local 45, nomad 130, expat 180, family 320, tourist 22
- Utilities local 150, nomad 0, family 250, tourist 0 local 180, nomad 0, expat 220, family 300, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 30, family 50 local 0, expat 25, family 50
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.25 1.95
- Wine (Mid-range) 16 9
Coffee 3.6 → 4.7, Beer 3 → 3.5, Meal (Inexpensive) 19 → 10, Bread 4.07 → 3.29, Milk 3.13 → 2.1, Rice 2.29 → 1.83, Beef 15.41 → 11, Wine (Mid-range) 15 → 9, Gym Membership 41 → 40, Tennis Court (Weekend) 8 → 25, Cinema Ticket 11 → 9, Jeans 56 → 45, Summer Dress 61 → 35, Running Shoes 109 → 98, Groceries local 435 → 392, Leisure Activities local 45 → 53, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 82 → 80, Water (1.5L bottle) 4.1 → 1.95, Pharmacy (basic meds) 10 → 14, Doctor Visit (GP) 56 → removed (postmates.com, supermaxonline.com, booking.page)

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