New York City vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

New York City San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4202
$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$9189
$4601
🏠 One person rent
$2718
$1190
🏘️ Family rent
$4417
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$842
$618
🚐 Transport expenses
$400
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5389
$2799
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
52
😀 Quality of life
95
85
🏙️ Population
8.8M
342K

The cost of living in New York City is 106% more expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 4th and 1924th ($4202 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1512th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.4 months in San Juan. Ranked 2nd vs 146th best cities to live in the United States, and 15th vs 439th among the best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in New York City vs San Juan

Prices for goods and services in New York City and San Juan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

New York City San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.6
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$78.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.3
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$6.22
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.28
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3692
$1525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2206
$752
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5140
$2444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3874
$1389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$330
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.6
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18073
$5774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7831
$2975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$138
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.07
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.75
$6.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$4.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$5.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.7
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.61
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.5
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$23.4
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$14
$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$8.02
$4.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$132
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.5
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2095
$606
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21713
$12973

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2840
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2917
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2795
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2791
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2820
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2821
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2707
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2797
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2805
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2545
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2725
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2823
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2540
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2557
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2791
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2692
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2485
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2697
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2775
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2614
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2779
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2710
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2729
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2669
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2634
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2450
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2762
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2694
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2488
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3192

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