Manchester vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$2004
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$4225
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$1159
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$1681
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$568
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$3808
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	91	54
😀 Quality of life	93	74
🏙️ Population	548K	342K

The cost of living in Manchester is 13% more expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 1330th and 1988th ($2265 vs $2004) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1609th in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.9 months in San Juan. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs San Juan ranked 701st in the United States, while ranked 107th and 2114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs San Juan

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	Manchester	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$59.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$1400
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$783
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$1182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$202
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$4427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$2251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$40.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$4.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$10429

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804

Cities near San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1917
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1662
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1505
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1587
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1729
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1725
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1837
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1155
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1354
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1559
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1702
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1542
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1746
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1770
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1667
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1646
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1810
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1305
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1751
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1693
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1695
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1592
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1686
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1702
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1246
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1251
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1692
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1349
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$1613
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1592
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1678
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1617
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1664
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1472
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1650
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1220
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1436
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042