San Juan vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Juan	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1974	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4383	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$1148	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1906	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2082	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	95
😀 Quality of life	83	63
🏙️ Population	342K	11.5M

The cost of living in San Juan is 95% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1937th and 5616th ($1974 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1608th 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. San Juan ranked 105th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 406th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	San Juan	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2354	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1430	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3905	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2439	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.6	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.5	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.63	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.3	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.94	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.7	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.6	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10464	$13135

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Cities near San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1764
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1531
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1505
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1234
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1512
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1654
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1634
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1774
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1158
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1360
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1543
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1647
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1506
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1729
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1627
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1789
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1493
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1672
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1677
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1683
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1697
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1687
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1574
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1627
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1534
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1616
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1214
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1129
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1584
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1279
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$792
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1458
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1582
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1527
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1550
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1425
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1523
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1230
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1237
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629