Cost of living comparison
Washington is 50.2% more expensive than San Juan.
If you lived in Washington instead of San Juan, you would:
pay 24.9% more for restaurants
San Juan
|
Washington
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.00
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
|
$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
|
$2.15
|
|
pay 2.9% more for groceries
San Juan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
|
$3.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
|
$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
|
$3.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.69
|
$4.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
|
$5.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$2.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$1.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$1.30
|
|
pay 38.5% more for transportation
San Juan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
|
$3.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
|
$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$24,190.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
|
$15.74
|
|
pay 4.9% more for housing
San Juan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.44
|
$55.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,053.12
|
$2,358.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,320.00
|
$1,908.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.67
|
$127.27
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
San Juan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$523.81
|
$2,135.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,900.00
|
$23,775.60
|
|
pay 59.1% more for entertainment and sports
San Juan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
|
$4.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$11.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.43
|
$93.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 8.5% more for clothing
San Juan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$58.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.17
|
$34.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.00
|
$97.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.38
|
$164.61
|
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