Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 17.3% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Athens, you would:
pay 23.2% less for restaurants
Athens
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$9.00
SVC78.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$6.50
SVC56.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.89
|
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
|
pay 19.5% more for groceries
Athens
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.76
SVC15.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.14
|
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.62
|
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
$2.64
SVC23.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.16
|
$2.45
SVC21.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.85
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
|
pay 11.9% more for transportation
Athens
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.52
|
$3.98
SVC34.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.93
|
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,716.14
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.72
|
$29.85
SVC260.65
|
|
pay 4.7% less for housing
Athens
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.85
|
$45.33
SVC395.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€519.15
|
$672.22
SVC5,868.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€489.39
|
$525.00
SVC4,583.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.71
|
$52.28
SVC456.40
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
Athens
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€457.79
|
$99.22
SVC866.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,426.31
|
$4,350.00
SVC37,978.16
|
|
pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.38
|
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.45
|
$2.46
SVC21.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.96
|
$29.44
SVC257.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
Athens
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.57
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.67
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.41
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.42
|
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
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