Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 17.9% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Rome, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
Rome
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.04
|
$10.00
SVC87.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.03
|
$7.50
SVC65.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
€2.05
|
$1.05
SVC9.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.91
SVC7.99
|
|
pay 7.2% less for groceries
Rome
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
€1.73
|
$1.85
SVC16.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.42
|
$3.20
SVC28.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€5.90
|
$7.42
SVC65.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.61
|
$3.05
SVC26.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
€4.72
|
$2.63
SVC23.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$1.29
SVC11.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.71
SVC6.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$0.95
SVC8.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$1.04
SVC9.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.93
SVC8.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.81
SVC7.07
|
|
pay 11.1% less for transportation
Rome
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.89
|
$4.05
SVC35.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€35.09
|
$25.00
SVC219.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,749.78
€24,766.93
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,982.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.87
€16.54
|
$29.00
SVC254.28
|
|
pay 13.7% less for housing
Rome
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.04
€27.82
|
$42.14
SVC369.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.95
€1,085.08
|
$842.86
SVC7,390.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.77
€668.27
|
$635.71
SVC5,574.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.72
€162.70
|
$78.66
SVC689.68
|
|
pay 60.6% less for childcare
Rome
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$516.83
€478.52
|
$165.62
SVC1,452.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,813.53
€9,086.09
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,208.96
|
|
pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€5.01
|
$2.00
SVC17.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$3.04
SVC26.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€6.02
|
$4.00
SVC35.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.20
€57.59
|
$29.88
SVC261.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.03
|
$5.00
SVC43.84
|
|
pay 25.8% more for clothing
Rome
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.31
€62.32
|
$69.29
SVC607.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.97
€28.68
|
$54.86
SVC481.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.10
€75.09
|
$99.29
SVC870.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.39
€95.73
|
$104.43
SVC915.66
|
|
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