Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 69.0% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Berlin instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.50
|
$15.24
€14.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.62
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.22
|
$3.08
€2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.97
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
pay 29.8% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.21
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.02
|
$6.94
€6.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC64.92
|
$4.68
€4.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.65
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.01
|
$6.38
€5.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$1.65
€1.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 62.6% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.47
|
$7.43
€6.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.74
|
$53.34
€49.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,616.46
|
$32,415.23
€29,794.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.74
|
$25.46
€23.40
|
|
pay 93.9% more for housing
San Salvador
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.73
|
$42.52
€39.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,374.63
|
$1,392.07
€1,279.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,562.22
|
$988.74
€908.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC688.20
|
$278.35
€255.84
|
|
pay 65.9% more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,449.15
|
$209.09
€192.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,122.99
|
$9,427.53
€8,665.32
|
|
pay 98.7% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
$4.90
€4.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.56
|
$4.05
€3.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
$8.93
€8.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.39
|
$37.56
€34.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.75
|
$13.33
€12.26
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC606.22
|
$88.82
€81.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC479.98
|
$41.27
€37.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC868.71
|
$96.51
€88.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC913.70
|
$144.43
€132.76
|
|
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