Cost of living comparison
San Juan is 71.7% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in San Juan instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 72.7% more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.68
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.76
|
$9.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.24
|
$1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.99
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 68.1% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.24
|
$3.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.08
|
$4.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC65.06
|
$7.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.70
|
$5.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.06
|
$3.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.28
|
$2.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.27
|
$1.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.32
|
$1.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.08
|
$2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.17
|
$1.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.07
|
$1.29
|
|
pay 24.6% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.55
|
$3.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC219.21
|
$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,982.01
|
$32,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC254.28
|
$22.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
San Salvador
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC369.52
|
$69.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,390.43
|
$1,883.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,574.14
|
$877.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC689.68
|
$242.45
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,452.25
|
$471.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,208.96
|
$10,400.00
|
|
pay 85.1% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.54
|
$3.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.62
|
$3.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.07
|
$10.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.95
|
$53.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.84
|
$9.50
|
|
pay 12.7% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC607.52
|
$47.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC481.00
|
$45.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC870.57
|
$95.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC915.66
|
$107.71
|
|
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