Cost of living comparison
Australia is 2.4 times more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Australia instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 94.2% more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.50
|
$16.79
A$25.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.62
|
$9.81
A$14.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.22
|
$2.56
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.97
|
$2.14
A$3.19
|
|
pay 35.6% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.21
|
$2.33
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.02
|
$4.71
A$7.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC64.92
|
$5.75
A$8.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.65
|
$3.86
A$5.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.01
|
$3.99
A$5.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
$1.43
A$2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$1.25
A$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
$1.39
A$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$2.00
A$2.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
$1.13
A$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
$0.95
A$1.41
|
|
pay 65.0% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.47
|
$4.73
A$7.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.74
|
$84.46
A$126.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,616.46
|
$27,859.34
A$41,574.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.74
|
$18.12
A$27.05
|
|
pay 53.5% more for housing
San Salvador
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.73
|
$55.36
A$82.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,374.63
|
$1,258.08
A$1,877.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,562.22
|
$971.44
A$1,449.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC688.20
|
$141.88
A$211.74
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,449.15
|
$1,377.23
A$2,055.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,122.99
|
$14,720.56
A$21,967.71
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
$6.69
A$9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.56
|
$3.60
A$5.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
$28.13
A$41.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.39
|
$53.84
A$80.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.75
|
$13.24
A$19.76
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC606.22
|
$75.27
A$112.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC479.98
|
$54.30
A$81.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC868.71
|
$102.43
A$152.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC913.70
|
$118.12
A$176.27
|
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