Cost of living comparison
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Apia, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Apia
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San Salvador
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$10.00
SVC87.44
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.50
SVC65.58
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.05
SVC9.22
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.91
SVC7.97
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Apia
|
San Salvador
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.85
SVC16.20
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.20
SVC28.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.42
SVC64.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.05
SVC26.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.63
SVC23.00
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Apia
|
San Salvador
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.05
SVC35.45
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.00
SVC218.60
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,500.00
SVC170,511.63
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.00
SVC253.58
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Apia
|
San Salvador
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$42.14
SVC368.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$842.86
SVC7,370.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$635.71
SVC5,558.80
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$78.66
SVC687.78
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Apia
|
San Salvador
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$165.62
SVC1,448.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,585.71
SVC40,098.34
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Apia
|
San Salvador
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.00
SVC17.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.04
SVC26.54
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$29.88
SVC261.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
SVC43.72
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Apia
|
San Salvador
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$69.29
SVC605.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$54.86
SVC479.68
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$99.29
SVC868.17
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$104.43
SVC913.14
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