Mexico City vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$2034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$4562
🏠 One person rent	$603	$1205
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$2198
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	92	54
😀 Quality of life	67	83
🏙️ Population	9.21M	342K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 43% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 4604th and 1742nd ($1160 vs $2034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1529th in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.1 months in San Juan. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs San Juan ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 3470th and 422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs San Juan

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	Mexico City	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$811
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$2391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$2444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$10321

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804

Cities near San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1815
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1378
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1684
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1166
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1373
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1557
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1514
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1748
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1744
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1790
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1798
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1364
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1707
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1704
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1682
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1566
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1532
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1669
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1189
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1610
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1354
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$793
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1612
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1572
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1429
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1546
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177