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Moroni vs. San Juan Cost of Living Summary

Moroni vs. San Juan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moroni instead of San Juan, you would:

pay 50.6% less for restaurants

 
San Juan
Moroni
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.13
 
$6.16
KMF2,716
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.19
 
$7.96
KMF3,511
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.87
 
$1.00
KMF439

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pay 24.8% less for groceries

 
San Juan
Moroni
Bread
1 loaf
$3.63
 
$0.57
KMF250
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.27
 
$3.85
KMF1,699
Milk (1 gallon) $8.20
 
$16.30
KMF7,190

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pay 6.2% more for transportation

 
San Juan
Moroni
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.60
 
$11.40
KMF5,028
Monthly public transit pass $30.00
 
$32.19
KMF14,197
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $40,000.00
 
$19,057.90
KMF8M

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pay 47.7% less for housing

 
San Juan
Moroni
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$69.79
 
$73.74
KMF32,520
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,813.12
 
$727.83
KMF321K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $834.00
 
$604.66
KMF267K

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pay 26.2% less for childcare

 
San Juan
Moroni
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $821.00
 
$398.63
KMF176K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,527.31
 
$14,067.24
KMF6M

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pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
San Juan
Moroni
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.00
 
$1.04
KMF459
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.60
 
$1.76
KMF775
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.00
 
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pay 5.4% less for clothing

 
San Juan
Moroni
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.25
 
$60.47
KMF26,665
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$61.25
 
$60.47
KMF26,665
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$108.75
 
$109.73
KMF48,393

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