Cost of living comparison
compared to
Madrid vs. San Juan Cost of Living Summary
Madrid is 5.9% cheaper than San Juan.
Madrid vs. San Juan Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Madrid instead of San Juan, you would:
pay 15.1% more for restaurants
|
San Juan
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.13
|
$17.92
€15.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.19
|
$11.20
€9.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
|
$3.30
€2.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
|
$2.30
€2.05
|
|
San Juan vs. Madrid - Cost of restaurants
pay 36.2% less for groceries
|
San Juan
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.63
|
$1.57
€1.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.27
|
$8.35
€7.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
|
$5.25
€4.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.41
|
$4.15
€3.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
|
$4.23
€3.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$1.17
€1.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$0.96
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$1.15
€1.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$1.16
€1.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
|
$1.00
€0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
|
$0.97
€0.86
|
|
San Juan vs. Madrid - Cost of groceries
pay 17.8% more for transportation
|
San Juan
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.60
|
$6.88
€6.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
|
$36.95
€32.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,000.00
|
$35,271.67
€31,393.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.50
|
$15.84
€14.10
|
|
San Juan vs. Madrid - Cost of transportation
pay 4.8% less for housing
|
San Juan
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.79
|
$34.86
€31.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,813.12
|
$1,491.38
€1,327.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$834.00
|
$1,193.86
€1,062.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$245.59
|
$144.11
€128.26
|
|
San Juan vs. Madrid - Cost of housing
pay 7.7% more for childcare
|
San Juan
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$821.00
|
$668.48
€594.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,527.31
|
$17,859.91
€15,895.97
|
|
San Juan vs. Madrid - Cost of childcare
pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Juan
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$3.92
€3.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
|
$3.07
€2.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.72
€5.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
|
$50.67
€45.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
|
$11.20
€9.97
|
|
San Juan vs. Madrid - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 1.8% more for clothing
|
San Juan
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.25
|
$86.50
€76.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.25
|
$42.98
€38.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.75
|
$108.99
€97.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.75
|
$112.77
€100.37
|
|
San Juan vs. Madrid - Cost of clothing
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