How much income do you need to live in Puerto Rico?

A single-person moderate lifestyle in Puerto Rico runs $3,600 per person per month at CostLiving’s benchmark, with housing as the largest line at roughly $2,326. Real listings broadly match: a one-bedroom in Condado or Old San Juan typically runs $1,700 to $2,800, with newer or oceanfront stock at $3,000 to $4,500. Outside the San Juan metro (Caguas, Bayamon, Mayaguez, Ponce) one-bedrooms drop to $900 to $1,500. Budget-tier living on $2,160 a month is workable with a flatshare or modest housing further inland. Two-person households typically need $5,500 to $6,500 for the same lifestyle. PR sits roughly at parity with the US national average ($3,525) on totals and is meaningfully cheaper than the USVI ($3,775). For the full breakdown, see our Puerto Rico cost of living page.