San Juan vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Juan	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2034	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$1205	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2198	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	95
😀 Quality of life	83	65
🏙️ Population	342K	11.5M

The cost of living in San Juan is 108% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1742nd and 5654th ($2034 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1529th and 1st in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in San Juan compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. San Juan ranked 112th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 422nd and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Juan vs Sao Paulo

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	San Juan	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.7	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.36	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$811	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2391	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3917	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2444	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$472	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10321	$14254

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611