Cost of living comparison
San Juan is 27.4% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
If you lived in San Juan instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 9.2% less for restaurants
Charlotte Amalie
|
San Juan
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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
|
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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
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.62
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.29
|
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pay 36.3% less for transportation
Charlotte Amalie
|
San Juan
|
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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
|
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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
|
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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
|
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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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