San Juan vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Juan Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2037
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4601
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$1190
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$1998
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2799
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
52
95
😀 Quality of life
85
76
🏙️ Population
342K
17.5M

The cost of living in San Juan is 105% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1924th and 5618th ($2037 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1512th and 10th 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 1.4 months in San Juan compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. San Juan ranked 146th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 439th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Juan vs Shenzhen

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San Juan Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.8
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1525
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$752
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2444
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1389
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$330
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5774
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2975
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.2
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.62
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.68
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.09
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.16
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.93
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.8
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.7
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12973
$21140

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648