Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 77.4% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Valletta instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 99.7% more for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.68
|
$19.49
€18.05
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.76
|
$10.29
€9.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.24
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.99
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
pay 20.9% more for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.24
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.08
|
$5.28
€4.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC65.06
|
$4.54
€4.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.70
|
$2.87
€2.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.06
|
$4.90
€4.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.28
|
$1.42
€1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.27
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.32
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.08
|
$1.82
€1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.17
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.07
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
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pay 22.3% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.55
|
$5.49
€5.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC219.21
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,982.01
|
$25,450.20
€23,563.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC254.28
|
$29.24
€27.07
|
|
pay 26.5% more for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC369.52
|
$38.58
€35.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,390.43
|
$1,095.02
€1,013.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,574.14
|
$900.23
€833.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC689.68
|
$112.57
€104.23
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,452.25
|
$667.12
€617.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,208.96
|
$10,288.38
€9,525.74
|
|
pay 97.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.54
|
$4.33
€4.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.62
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.07
|
$5.96
€5.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.95
|
$81.22
€75.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.84
|
$13.00
€12.03
|
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pay 61.8% more for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC607.52
|
$127.25
€117.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC481.00
|
$62.27
€57.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC870.57
|
$157.03
€145.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC915.66
|
$200.35
€185.50
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