Cost of Living in San Juan, PR

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$2248
$4785
🛋️ Without rent
$796
$2401
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1452
$2384
🍽️ Food
$576
$1513
🚐 Transport
$102
$286
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2169
😀 Quality of life
82
🏙️ Population
342K

The average cost of living in San Juan is $2248, which is in the top 13% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 1165th out of 9294 in our global list, 1048th out of 2202 in the United States, and 1st out of 42 in Puerto Rico.

The median after-tax salary is $2169, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months. Ranked 365th (TOP 4%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 86th best city to live in the United States, and 1st most liveable city in Puerto Rico. With an estimated population of 342K, San Juan is the 59th largest city in the United States.

✈️ Closest airport 3 km Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport
😷 Air quality Excellent 4.6 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 1532 University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras
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Prices in San Juan

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

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