Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 55.8% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in San Marino instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.99
|
$16.49
€15.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.69
|
$7.15
€6.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
SVC5.90
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 3.4% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.03
|
$1.47
€1.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
$4.54
€4.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.86
|
$3.24
€3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 31.6% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.96
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
$40.13
€37.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
$23,638.17
€21,930.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC255.15
|
$19.79
€18.36
|
|
pay 0.4% less for housing
El Salvador
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.66
|
$32.62
€30.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,333.22
|
$563.47
€522.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,229.58
|
$467.27
€433.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC455.06
|
$54.81
€50.85
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
El Salvador
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC840.50
|
$359.15
€333.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC33,014.55
|
$5,497.25
€5,100.07
|
|
pay 78.7% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.16
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC275.20
|
$76.96
€71.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
$7.97
€7.40
|
|
pay 11.0% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
$82.46
€76.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
$32.98
€30.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
$76.96
€71.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
$97.85
€90.78
|
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