Cost of living comparison
compared to
San Juan vs. Vatican City Cost Breakdown
If you lived in San Juan instead of Vatican City, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Vatican City
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$11.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.40
|
Vatican City vs. San Juan - Cost of restaurants
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Vatican City
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$3.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$8.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$6.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.12
|
Vatican City vs. San Juan - Cost of groceries
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Vatican City
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
Vatican City vs. San Juan - Cost of transportation
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Vatican City
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$77.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,258.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$765.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$370.88
|
Vatican City vs. San Juan - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Vatican City
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$470.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,400.00
|
Vatican City vs. San Juan - Cost of childcare
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Vatican City
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$3.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$12.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.50
|
Vatican City vs. San Juan - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Vatican City
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$47.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$56.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$110.00
|
Vatican City vs. San Juan - Cost of clothing
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
Change currency:
Compare countries by overall cost of living
See the
cost of living in Holy See (Vatican City) vs. Puerto Rico.
This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Holy See (Vatican City) and Puerto Rico.
Help us improve these prices
MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate.
Learn more
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about San Juan or Vatican City. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.