San Juan vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Juan	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2034	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$1205	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2198	$3371
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	54	95
😀 Quality of life	83	95
🏙️ Population	342K	985K

The cost of living in San Juan is 0.2% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1742nd and 1732nd ($2034 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1529th and 1st in the United States and Sweden, respectively. Check the United States vs Sweden 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 Stockholm. San Juan ranked 112th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 422nd and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Juan vs Stockholm

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	San Juan	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.7	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.36	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$811	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2391	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3917	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2444	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$472	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10321	$5804

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331