Barcelona vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$4601
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$1190
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$618
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$2799
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
98
52
😀 Quality of life
90
85
🏙️ Population
1.73M
342K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 5% more expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 1659th and 1924th ($2129 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1512th in Spain and the United States, respectively. Check Spain vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.4 months in San Juan. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs San Juan ranked 146th in the United States, while ranked 174th and 439th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs San Juan

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Barcelona San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$78.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$1525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$752
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$2444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$1389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$330
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$5774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$2975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$6.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$5.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$4.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$606
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$12973

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near San Juan

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Catano
$1949
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Guaynabo
$1638
11 km or 6.8 mi Trujillo Alto
$1504
11 km or 7.1 mi Bayamon
$1787
13 km or 7.8 mi Carolina
$1446
19 km or 12 mi Canovanas
$1789
20 km or 13 mi Toa Alta
$1776
21 km or 13 mi Dorado
$1889
24 km or 15 mi Gurabo
$1275
24 km or 15 mi Caguas
$1370
25 km or 16 mi Naranjito
$1668
26 km or 16 mi Rio Grande
$1743
28 km or 18 mi Vega Alta
$1575
29 km or 18 mi Corozal
$1792
32 km or 20 mi Cidra
$1827
34 km or 21 mi Vega Baja
$1652
36 km or 23 mi Las Piedras
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Cayey
$1851
42 km or 26 mi Humacao
$1297
42 km or 26 mi Orocovis
$1790
43 km or 27 mi Naguabo
$1700
44 km or 27 mi Manati
$1686
46 km or 28 mi Fajardo
$1588
49 km or 30 mi Yabucoa
$1732
51 km or 32 mi Guayama
$1673
51 km or 32 mi Coamo
$1513
65 km or 40 mi Santa Isabel
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Arecibo
$1443
70 km or 43 mi Utuado
$1779
77 km or 48 mi Ponce
$1447
80 km or 50 mi Hatillo
$1737
92 km or 57 mi Quebradillas
$1611
95 km or 59 mi Yauco
$1761
98 km or 61 mi San Sebastian
$1654
103 km or 64 mi Sabana Grande
$1725
106 km or 66 mi Isabela
$1497
111 km or 69 mi San German
$1714
115 km or 71 mi Aguadilla
$1208
117 km or 72 mi Mayaguez
$1525
118 km or 74 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2120