Cost of Living in Vieques, 🇵🇷 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 3 $2,000 $1,100 $2,400 $900 $165

Utilities 3 10 — $240 $320 $200 —

Internet & Mobile 12 13 $80 $90 $140 $80 $5

Groceries 16 10 $448 $550 $971 $443 $13

Transportation 7 8 9 4 $380 $280 $450 $60 $85

Dining Out 5 6 3 $680 $450 $550 $114 $65

Leisure Activities 3 4 $280 $150 $350 $75 $95

Health Insurance 14 $63 $220 $750 $180 —

Visa & Legal Fees 15 — $25 $50 — —

Total $3,931 $3,105 $5,981 $2,052 $428

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 $850.00 $500 – $1,400 per month

Coworking Space 5 3 $175.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 3 $1,800.00 $1,200 – $2,500 per month

Coliving Space 2 $750.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 6 5 $4.00 per cup

Beer 3 $6.00 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 3 $15.00 per meal

Fast Food Combo 3 5 $12.00 per meal

Apples 16 10 $5.76 per kg

Bread 16 10 $4.80 per loaf

Milk 16 10 $2.88 per liter

Rice 16 10 $2.88 per kg

Chicken Fillets 16 10 $10.32 per kg

Beef 16 10 $19.20 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 16 10 $22.80 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 6 5 $75.00 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 16 10 $2.28 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 4 3 $5.00 per trip

Taxi per km 4 3 $2.00 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 10 $50.00 per month

Gasoline 11 $1.29 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 4 3 $18.00 per trip

Scooter Rental 8 4 $320.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 12 $30.00 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 13 $50.00 per month

Gym Membership 16 3 $55.00 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 3 $20.00 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 12 $15.00 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 16 $10.00 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 16 10 $77.00 per pair

Summer Dress 16 10 $62.00 per dress

Running Shoes 16 10 $116.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 16 3 $34.00 per visit

Laundry 16 $4.80 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 16 10 $67.00 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 16 $12.00 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, Bayamon, Santo Domingo

HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rent, Vieques MunicipioOfficial
Sublet.com furnished monthly rentals, ViequesListings
Experience Vieques vendor price survey (2026)Secondary
Experience Vieques prices CSVSecondary
Mesita restaurant menu, Isabel IIOfficial
Trade Winds brunch menu and coffee pricesOfficial
Island Jeep Rental daily fleet ratesOfficial
Scooters Vieques rental tariffsOfficial
Maritza Car Rental jeep from USD 75/dayOfficial
Vieques transport, ferry and island cost contextSecondary
Puerto Rico gasoline USD 1.29/L (19-Oct-2026)Index
Claro prepago monthly bundlesOfficial
Claro fiber 300 Mbps USD 50; 1 Gbps USD 75Official
SafetyWing Essential plan pricingOfficial
CBP ESTA / Visa Waiver Program (Puerto Rico entry)Official
San Juan metro grocery baseline (via pr/bayamon × 1.2 island premium)Index

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1200 1800
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 650 850
- Apples 3.5 5.76
- Beef 10 19.2
- Beer 3 6
40 more changes
- Bread 2.5 4.8
- Chicken Fillets 7.5 10.32
- Cinema Ticket 7 10
- Coffee 3.5 4
- Coliving Space 700 750
- Coworking Space 120 175
- Dining Out local 120, nomad 600, expat 200, family 300, tourist 40 local 114, nomad 680, expat 450, family 550, tourist 65
- Doctor Visit (GP) 50 67
- Fast Food Combo 8.5 12
- Gasoline 1.2 1.29
- Groceries local 400, nomad 100, expat 350, family 900, tourist 0 local 443, nomad 448, expat 550, family 971, tourist 13
- Gym Membership 40 55
- Haircut 15 34
- Health Insurance local 30, nomad 60, expat 100, family 300, tourist 5 local 180, nomad 63, expat 220, family 750, tourist 0
- Housing local 700, nomad 2000, expat 1300, family 2000, tourist 130 local 900, nomad 2000, expat 1100, family 2400, tourist 165
- Internet & Mobile local 50, nomad 150, expat 100, family 120, tourist 5 local 80, expat 90, family 140, tourist 5
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 60 50
- Jeans 45 77
- Laundry 8 4.8
- Leisure Activities local 80, nomad 200, expat 150, family 250, tourist 30 local 75, nomad 280, expat 150, family 350, tourist 95
- Meal (Inexpensive) 10 15
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 60 75
- Milk 2 2.88
- Mobile Plan 25 30
- Monthly Transport Pass 30 50
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 10 12
- Rice 1.8 2.88
- Ride-hailing (5km) 10 18
- Running Shoes 85 116
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 10 15
- Scooter Rental 25 320
- Summer Dress 35 62
- Taxi Start 3 5
- Taxi per km 1.5 2
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 15 20
- Transportation local 80, nomad 300, expat 250, family 400, tourist 20 local 60, nomad 380, expat 280, family 450, tourist 85
- Utilities local 120, nomad 150, expat 160, family 250, tourist 0 local 200, nomad 0, expat 240, family 320, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 50, expat 100, family 150 local 0, expat 25, family 50
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.5 2.28
- Wine (Mid-range) 14 22.8
Full re-verification pass — HUD FMR, vendor CSV, Trade Winds coffee **USD 4**, Island Jeep **USD 55–95/day**, GlobalPetrolPrices **USD 1.29/L** unchanged (section8propertyfinder.com, tradewindsvieques.com, islandjeeprental.net, globalpetrolprices.com)

Vieques cost of living