San Juan vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Juan Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1974
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4383
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1148
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1906
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2082
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
54
96
😀 Quality of life
83
79
🏙️ Population
342K
17.7M

The cost of living in San Juan is 106% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1937th and 5948th ($1974 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1608th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. San Juan ranked 105th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 406th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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San Juan Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.56
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1535
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2354
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1430
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.1
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3905
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2439
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.6
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.16
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.63
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.3
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.01
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.94
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10464
$24117

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$1764
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618