Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 12.4% cheaper than San Marino.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 44.2% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.15
|
$6.25
SVC54.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
€6.98
|
$6.25
SVC54.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.88
|
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
|
pay 15.4% more for groceries
San Marino
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.80
|
$3.20
SVC28.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$7.21
SVC63.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
$3.05
SVC26.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$2.63
SVC22.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
|
pay 11.9% less for transportation
San Marino
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
€5.89
|
$4.05
SVC35.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.74
€31.31
|
$25.00
SVC218.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,402.53
€21,711.70
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,463.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.10
€20.50
|
$29.00
SVC253.51
|
|
pay 0.5% more for housing
San Marino
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.47
€30.13
|
$42.14
SVC368.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$544.24
€504.92
|
$571.43
SVC4,995.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$503.43
€467.05
|
$392.86
SVC3,434.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.75
€63.78
|
$61.31
SVC535.98
|
|
pay 34.5% less for childcare
San Marino
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$355.57
€329.88
|
$165.62
SVC1,447.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,442.45
€5,049.23
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,087.01
|
|
pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
€4.29
|
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$2.51
SVC21.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.44
€5.05
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.75
€65.64
|
$32.44
SVC283.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
€7.07
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
San Marino
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
€90.89
|
$69.29
SVC605.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.38
€32.82
|
$54.86
SVC479.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.96
€90.89
|
$99.29
SVC867.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.96
€90.89
|
$104.43
SVC912.88
|
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