Cost of living comparison
San Juan is 27.4% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.2% less in San Juan
- Groceries
-
pay 34.8% less in San Juan
- Transportation
-
pay 36.3% less in San Juan
- Housing
-
pay 10.0% less in San Juan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 46.7% less in San Juan
Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, housing, and restaurants are lower in San Juan.
If you lived in San Juan instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 9.2% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$10.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 34.8% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$3.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$8.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$5.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.29
|
|
pay 36.3% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$3.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.00
|
|
pay 10.0% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$71.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$1,766.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$838.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$280.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$470.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,400.00
|
pay 46.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$3.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$3.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$11.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$55.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
San Juan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$45.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$47.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$91.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$106.00
|
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