Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.2 times more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Wellington instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 86.6% more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.44
|
$15.16
NZ$24.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.58
|
$9.09
NZ$14.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.22
|
$2.49
NZ$4.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.97
|
$2.16
NZ$3.52
|
|
pay 54.4% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.20
|
$2.13
NZ$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.01
|
$4.53
NZ$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC64.88
|
$7.33
NZ$11.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.63
|
$6.98
NZ$11.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.00
|
$5.27
NZ$8.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
$1.44
NZ$2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$1.15
NZ$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
$1.48
NZ$2.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$2.61
NZ$4.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
$1.09
NZ$1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
$0.93
NZ$1.52
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.45
|
$6.60
NZ$10.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.60
|
$115.94
NZ$188.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,511.63
|
$30,007.11
NZ$48,784.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.58
|
$16.83
NZ$27.35
|
|
pay 75.8% more for housing
San Salvador
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.50
|
$57.37
NZ$93.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,370.10
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,465.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,558.80
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,230.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC687.78
|
$134.66
NZ$218.93
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,448.26
|
$777.00
NZ$1,263.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,098.34
|
$12,897.92
NZ$20,968.81
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.49
|
$7.28
NZ$11.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.54
|
$3.39
NZ$5.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
$23.83
NZ$38.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.23
|
$38.32
NZ$62.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.72
|
$12.13
NZ$19.71
|
|
pay 15.4% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC605.85
|
$80.07
NZ$130.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC479.68
|
$53.09
NZ$86.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC868.17
|
$124.73
NZ$202.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC913.14
|
$129.08
NZ$209.85
|
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