Moscow vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Moscow	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1244	$2034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$4562
🏠 One person rent	$730	$1205
🏘️ Family rent	$1434	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$100	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1546	$2198
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	96	54
😀 Quality of life	74	83
🏙️ Population	13.1M	342K

The cost of living in Moscow is 39% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 4359th and 1742nd ($1244 vs $2034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1529th in Russia and the United States, respectively. Check Russia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.1 months in San Juan. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs San Juan ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 1187th and 422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs San Juan

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	Moscow	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.55	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.7	$78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.26	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$971	$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$566	$811
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2192	$2391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1092	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.08	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.71%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7641	$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3605	$2444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.7	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12252	$10321

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$786
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$791
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$867
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$622
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$676
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$743
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$633
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$719
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$538
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$639
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$552
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$681
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$564
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$523
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$675
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$540
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$505
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$513
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$636
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$479
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$430
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$584
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$717
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$528
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$561
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$490
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$448
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$300
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$473
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$434
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$474
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$438
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$524
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$440
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$486
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$552
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$592

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