San Juan vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Juan	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2248	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$1452	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$2384	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2169	$3743
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	99
😀 Quality of life	82	98
🏙️ Population	342K	4.84M

The cost of living in San Juan is 18% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1165th and 318th ($2248 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1048th and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in San Juan compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. San Juan ranked 86th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 365th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Juan vs Sydney

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	San Juan	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.4	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.91	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1751	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2849	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1864	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.68%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3370	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2401	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.12	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.96	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.66	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.3	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.5	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.7	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$476	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10957	$17934

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Cities near San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1816
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1452
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1429
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1213
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1496
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1644
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1341
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1172
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1445
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1512
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1611
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1498
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1676
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1500
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1726
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1468
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1203
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1578
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1006
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1651
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1617
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1503
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1596
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1523
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1561
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1251
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1194
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1571
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1282
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$779
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1447
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1572
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1543
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1273
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1522
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1168
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1236
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816