Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 37.5% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$9.00
SVC78.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
$6.50
SVC56.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.22
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
pay 13.3% less for groceries
Berlin
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
$1.76
SVC15.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.74
|
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.92
|
$2.64
SVC23.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.57
|
$2.45
SVC21.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$1.06
SVC9.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
|
pay 35.8% less for transportation
Berlin
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.49
|
$3.98
SVC34.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€86.70
|
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,585.13
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.32
|
$29.85
SVC260.98
|
|
pay 43.1% less for housing
Berlin
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.57
|
$45.33
SVC396.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,250.39
|
$672.22
SVC5,876.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€926.88
|
$525.00
SVC4,589.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€253.40
|
$52.28
SVC456.98
|
|
pay 48.8% less for childcare
Berlin
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€195.16
|
$99.22
SVC867.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,315.77
|
$4,350.00
SVC38,026.46
|
|
pay 48.8% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.36
|
$2.46
SVC21.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.71
|
$29.44
SVC257.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 19.7% less for clothing
Berlin
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.11
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.16
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.11
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€109.69
|
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
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