San Juan vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Juan	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2034	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$1205	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2198	$1637
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	27
😀 Quality of life	83	59
🏙️ Population	342K	687K

The cost of living in San Juan is 85% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 1742nd and 4828th ($2034 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1529th and 120th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in San Juan compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. San Juan ranked 112th best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 422nd and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Juan vs Zaragoza

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	San Juan	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.7	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.36	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$811	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2391	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3917	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2444	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$472	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10321	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387