San Juan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Juan	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2034	$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$3454
🏠 One person rent	$1205	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2198	$1644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	100
😀 Quality of life	83	78
🏙️ Population	342K	24.9M

The cost of living in San Juan is 85% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1742nd and 4858th ($2034 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1529th and 6th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in San Juan compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. San Juan ranked 112th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 422nd and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Juan vs Shanghai

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	San Juan	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.7	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.36	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$811	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2391	$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3917	$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2444	$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$472	$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10321	$30174

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746