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San Juan Del Sur vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

San Juan Del Sur is 31.3% cheaper than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 46.2% less in San Juan Del Sur
Groceries: pay 3.9% more in San Juan Del Sur
Transportation: pay 39.5% less in San Juan Del Sur
Housing: pay 35.2% less in San Juan Del Sur
Childcare: pay 63.1% less in San Juan Del Sur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.1% less in San Juan Del Sur
Clothing: pay 10.1% more in San Juan Del Sur

The cost of clothing and groceries in San Juan Del Sur are more expensive than in Athens. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and housing are lower in San Juan Del Sur.

San Juan Del Sur vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Juan Del Sur instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 46.2% less for restaurants

	Athens	San Juan Del Sur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$4.21 NIO154.61	-76.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 €8.96	$5.61 NIO206.14	-46.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 €2.11	$0.82 NIO30.09	-66.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 €0.53	$0.65 NIO23.88	+4.5%
Average			-46.2%

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pay 3.9% more for groceries

	Athens	San Juan Del Sur
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 €1.18	$1.50 NIO55.08	+8.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.54 €6.42	$3.93 NIO144.38	-47.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 €6.13	$4.68 NIO172.10	-34.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 €4.00	$1.92 NIO70.59	-59.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 €4.13	$2.87 NIO105.48	-40.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.88	$1.77 NIO65.04	+72.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.83	$0.39 NIO14.46	-59.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.60	$0.82 NIO30.00	+15.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.91	$1.01 NIO37.22	-5.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.57	$1.45 NIO53.35	+117.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.48	$1.00 NIO36.77	+76.9%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 39.5% less for transportation

	Athens	San Juan Del Sur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.94 €6.77	$4.80 NIO176.45	-39.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €29.85	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,198.27 €24,877.10	$22,973.64 NIO844,188.92	-21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.02 €11.94	$5.94 NIO218.40	-57.6%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 35.2% less for housing

	Athens	San Juan Del Sur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.45 €29.35	$36.00 NIO1,322.86	+4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$685.67 €584.20	$466.67 NIO17,148.13	-31.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.10 €518.96	$408.33 NIO15,004.61	-33.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$165.77 €141.24	$32.50 NIO1,194.24	-80.4%
Average			-35.2%

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pay 63.1% less for childcare

	Athens	San Juan Del Sur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$566.82 €482.93	$124.17 NIO4,562.63	-78.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,581.98 €9,867.92	$6,000.00 NIO220,475.92	-48.2%
Average			-63.1%

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pay 49.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	San Juan Del Sur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €4.98	$1.36 NIO49.97	-76.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12 €3.51	$2.31 NIO84.76	-44.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 €4.98	$2.66 NIO97.72	-54.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.30 €47.97	$30.29 NIO1,113.17	-46.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.51 €8.96	$8.00 NIO293.97	-23.9%
Average			-49.1%

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pay 10.1% more for clothing

	Athens	San Juan Del Sur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.47 €86.46	$77.43 NIO2,845.41	-23.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.68 €40.62	$72.50 NIO2,664.08	+52.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.26 €89.68	$132.64 NIO4,874.14	+26.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.94 €107.30	$108.16 NIO3,974.42	-14.1%
Average			+10.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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