Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 2.1 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 49.5% more for restaurants
Asmara
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$10.00
SVC87.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$7.50
SVC65.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$1.05
SVC9.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.91
SVC7.97
|
|
pay 37.1% more for groceries
Asmara
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.85
SVC16.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$3.20
SVC28.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$7.42
SVC64.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$3.05
SVC26.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$2.63
SVC23.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Asmara
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$4.05
SVC35.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$25.00
SVC218.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,616.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$29.00
SVC253.74
|
|
pay 82.8% more for housing
Asmara
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$42.14
SVC368.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$842.86
SVC7,374.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$635.71
SVC5,562.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$78.66
SVC688.20
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$165.62
SVC1,449.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,122.99
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$3.04
SVC26.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$29.88
SVC261.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$5.00
SVC43.75
|
|
pay 20.8% less for clothing
Asmara
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$69.29
SVC606.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$54.86
SVC479.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$99.29
SVC868.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$104.43
SVC913.70
|
|
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