Cost of living comparison

 Victoria, Seychelles
compared to
 San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

San Juan is 30.9% more expensive than Victoria.

Restaurants
pay 10.9% less in San Juan
Groceries
pay 38.5% more in San Juan
Transportation
pay 4.4% less in San Juan
Housing
pay 77.6% more in San Juan
Childcare
pay 98.9% more in San Juan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 6.0% less in San Juan
Clothing
pay 22.9% more in San Juan

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

San Juan vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

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

pay 10.9% less for restaurants

 
Victoria
San Juan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.76
SCR238.28
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.71
SCR138.08
$10.75
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.75
SCR39.17
$1.95
 

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pay 38.5% more for groceries

 
Victoria
San Juan
Bread
1 loaf
$2.29
SCR32.58
$3.52
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $18.13
SCR257.69
$4.81
 
Milk (1 gallon) $7.52
SCR106.90
$8.25
 

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pay 4.4% less for transportation

 
Victoria
San Juan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.82
SCR82.70
$3.69
 
Monthly public transit pass $26.82
SCR381.24
$40.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,617.26
SCR378,422.19
$32,500.00
 

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pay 77.6% more for housing

 
Victoria
San Juan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$163.87
SCR2,329.80
$71.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $979.92
SCR13,931.66
$1,766.67
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $794.53
SCR11,296.00
$838.00
 

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pay 98.9% more for childcare

 
Victoria
San Juan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $167.60
SCR2,382.75
$470.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,868.55
SCR126,085.74
$10,400.00
 

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pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Victoria
San Juan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.07
SCR57.81
$3.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.16
SCR73.39
$3.83
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$22.89
SCR325.38
$11.40
 

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pay 22.9% more for clothing

 
Victoria
San Juan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$68.58
SCR975.05
$45.80
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$29.30
SCR416.54
$47.50
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$73.44
SCR1,044.13
$91.00
 

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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: June 2025
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