Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 37.2% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Australia, you would:
pay 51.2% less for restaurants
Australia
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.43
|
$9.00
SVC78.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.74
|
$6.50
SVC56.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.75
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.14
|
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
Australia
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.06
|
$1.76
SVC15.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.48
|
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.65
|
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.38
|
$2.64
SVC23.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.44
|
$2.45
SVC21.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.20
|
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.72
|
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$2.01
|
$1.06
SVC9.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.21
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.58
|
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.27
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 4.0% less for transportation
Australia
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.57
|
$3.98
SVC34.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$125.37
|
$21.74
SVC190.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,790.73
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,536.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.38
|
$29.85
SVC261.29
|
|
pay 39.0% less for housing
Australia
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$85.44
|
$45.33
SVC396.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,712.82
|
$672.22
SVC5,883.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,360.52
|
$525.00
SVC4,594.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$184.47
|
$52.28
SVC457.52
|
|
pay 77.4% less for childcare
Australia
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,101.98
|
$99.22
SVC868.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,535.38
|
$4,350.00
SVC38,071.43
|
|
pay 55.8% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.75
|
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$5.05
|
$2.46
SVC21.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.54
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$71.49
|
$29.44
SVC257.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.75
|
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
Australia
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$109.38
|
$53.50
SVC468.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$64.00
|
$41.12
SVC359.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$155.65
|
$81.36
SVC712.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$163.08
|
$85.00
SVC743.92
|
|
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