Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 73.0% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Praia, you would:
pay 35.8% more for restaurants
Praia
|
San Salvador
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.41
CVE448.31
|
$10.00
SVC87.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
CVE523.03
|
$7.50
SVC65.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CVE142.60
|
$1.05
SVC9.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
CVE96.40
|
$0.91
SVC7.97
|
|
pay 26.1% more for groceries
Praia
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
CVE124.67
|
$1.85
SVC16.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
CVE549.34
|
$3.20
SVC28.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
CVE365.81
|
$7.42
SVC64.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
CVE241.76
|
$3.05
SVC26.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CVE173.98
|
$2.63
SVC23.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.57
|
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.42
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.42
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CVE54.23
|
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CVE72.30
|
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
|
pay 23.4% more for transportation
Praia
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
CVE579.79
|
$4.05
SVC35.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,092.13
|
$25.00
SVC218.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,689,879.05
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,511.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
CVE1,295.13
|
$29.00
SVC253.58
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Praia
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.53
CVE5,944.30
|
$42.14
SVC368.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.25
CVE24,906.29
|
$842.86
SVC7,370.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.46
CVE14,061.73
|
$635.71
SVC5,558.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.28
CVE6,324.48
|
$78.66
SVC687.78
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Praia
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
CVE7,690.81
|
$165.62
SVC1,448.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,059.46
CVE107,595.16
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,098.34
|
|
pay 15.4% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
CVE229.42
|
$2.00
SVC17.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
CVE150.09
|
$3.04
SVC26.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
CVE448.31
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.79
CVE2,822.71
|
$29.88
SVC261.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE597.75
|
$5.00
SVC43.72
|
|
pay 33.9% more for clothing
Praia
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$69.29
SVC605.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,988.75
|
$54.86
SVC479.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,970.01
|
$99.29
SVC868.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
CVE11,955.02
|
$104.43
SVC913.14
|
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