Cost of living comparison

 San Juan, Puerto Rico
compared to
 Austin (TX), United States
Austin vs. San Juan Cost of Living Summary

Austin is 31.4% more expensive than San Juan.

Restaurants
pay 16.1% more in Austin
Groceries
pay 9.9% less in Austin
Transportation
pay 5.6% less in Austin
Housing
pay 14.1% more in Austin
Childcare
pay 2.6 times more in Austin
Entertainment and Sports
pay 26.7% more in Austin
Clothing
pay 18.8% more in Austin

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and housing in Austin are more expensive than in San Juan. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Austin. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Austin.

Austin vs. San Juan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 16.1% more for restaurants

 
San Juan
Austin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$18.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.75
 
$10.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.95
 
$2.62
 

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pay 9.9% less for groceries

 
San Juan
Austin
Bread
1 loaf
$3.52
 
$3.60
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.81
 
$6.37
 
Milk (1 gallon) $8.25
 
$3.94
 

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pay 5.6% less for transportation

 
San Juan
Austin
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.69
 
$3.04
 
Monthly public transit pass $40.00
 
$45.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,500.00
 
$35,000.00
 

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pay 14.1% more for housing

 
San Juan
Austin
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$71.00
 
$70.43
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,766.67
 
$2,280.66
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $838.00
 
$1,508.91
 

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

 
San Juan
Austin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $470.00
 
$1,465.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,400.00
 
$21,625.00
 

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pay 26.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
San Juan
Austin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.00
 
$6.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.83
 
$5.31
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.40
 
$9.00
 

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pay 18.8% more for clothing

 
San Juan
Austin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$45.80
 
$63.62
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.50
 
$52.38
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.00
 
$89.78
 

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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: July 2025
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