San Juan vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Juan	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2004	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4225	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$1159	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$1681	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3808	$4008
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	99
😀 Quality of life	74	100
🏙️ Population	342K	5.45M

The cost of living in San Juan is 24% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1988th and 649th ($2004 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1609th 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 1.9 months in San Juan compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. San Juan ranked 701st best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 2114th 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	$14.1	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.36	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.34	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1400	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1884	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1182	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$308	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4427	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2251	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$40.8	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.32	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.97	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.2	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.2	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.12	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.8	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$148	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$468	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10429	$19140

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Cities near San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1917
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1662
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1505
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1587
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1729
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1725
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1837
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1155
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1354
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1559
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1702
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1542
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1746
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1770
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1667
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1646
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1810
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1305
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1751
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1693
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1695
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1592
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1686
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1702
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1246
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1251
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1692
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1349
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$1613
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1592
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1678
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1617
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1664
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1472
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1650
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1220
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1436
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710