Cost of Living inSan Juan, Puerto Rico (US)
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Puerto Rico (US): $44,206/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 30% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Income Category
GDP per Capita
City Population
Monthly Costs
Rent
Food
Transport
Utilities
Education
Child Education
International and private school tuition + curriculum mix for relocating families.
International & private schools
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for San Juan. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.San Juan is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Puerto Rico (US).
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
GoodSolid hospital-bed capacity and low out-of-pocket burden help, but coverage looks thinner.
Public care
LimitedRelatively low patient cost-sharing help, but public coverage looks thinner and public funding looks lighter.
Private care
LimitedThe tracked private-style network still looks thin and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
UHC coverage
0/100
2025
Physicians
1.75/1k
1995
Hospital beds
3.32/1k
1996
Out of pocket
0%
2025
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
81.9 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
11/100k
2023
International patient readiness
LimitedPrice transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce and few facilities expose web pages we can verify weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Puerto Rico (US) yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2024 annual wages in San Juan, Puerto Rico (US) · Source: Territory estimate (parent: US) (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in San Juan compared with the US?
Your money goes about 1.3x further in San Juan than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate.
Is San Juan cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
San Juan is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 30% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for San Juan.
How does rent in San Juan compare with New York City?
Rent in San Juan is about 68% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City).
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in San Juan?
Groceries in San Juan are about 24% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 35% cheaper than the same benchmark.
About San Juan
San Juan is the capital of Puerto Rico, a US territory in the northeastern Caribbean, sitting on the northern coast of the island facing the Atlantic. With around 418,000 residents in the municipality proper, it concentrates the bulk of Puerto Rico's commercial, financial, and tourism activity, with the economy built on services, pharmaceuticals, federal government functions, and substantial cruise and tourism traffic through the port. Relocators should weigh US territorial status that simplifies movement for Americans, the US dollar as currency, direct flights to most US east coast cities through Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, and a hot humid tropical climate, against serious hurricane exposure that has caused major disruptions since Maria in 2017, electricity grid instability with frequent outages, and high cost-of-living relative to the broader Caribbean.
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