Cost of living comparison
Paris is 33.0% more expensive than San Juan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 51.7% more in Paris
- Groceries
-
pay 0.1% less in Paris
- Transportation
-
pay 63.1% more in Paris
- Housing
-
pay 20.4% less in Paris
- Childcare
-
pay 57.1% more in Paris
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 32.5% more in Paris
- Clothing
-
pay 47.0% more in Paris
The cost of transportation, childcare, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Paris are more expensive than in San Juan. Expenses including housing and groceries are lower in Paris.
If you lived in Paris instead of San Juan, you would:
pay 51.7% more for restaurants
|
San Juan
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$16.08
€14.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
|
$12.86
€11.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
|
$4.09
€3.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$2.96
€2.60
|
|
pay 0.1% less for groceries
|
San Juan
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
|
$2.01
€1.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
|
$11.23
€9.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.25
|
$5.41
€4.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.46
|
$4.85
€4.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
|
$6.32
€5.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.58
€1.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$1.05
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
|
$1.50
€1.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$1.78
€1.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$1.10
€0.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$1.21
€1.06
|
|
pay 63.1% more for transportation
|
San Juan
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
|
$7.65
€6.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$92.60
€81.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,500.00
|
$32,688.77
€28,750.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.00
|
$24.84
€21.85
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
|
San Juan
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.00
|
$33.65
€29.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,766.67
|
$1,367.25
€1,202.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$838.00
|
$1,057.37
€929.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$280.41
|
$188.37
€165.68
|
|
pay 57.1% more for childcare
|
San Juan
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$470.00
|
$756.26
€665.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,400.00
|
$15,942.48
€14,021.77
|
|
pay 32.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Juan
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$7.50
€6.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
|
$4.31
€3.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.40
|
$13.40
€11.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$36.48
€32.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$13.93
€12.25
|
|
pay 47.0% more for clothing
|
San Juan
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.80
|
$103.81
€91.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.50
|
$46.57
€40.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.00
|
$111.54
€98.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
|
$148.98
€131.03
|
|
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