Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 31.4% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Austria, you would:
pay 53.4% less for restaurants
Austria
|
San Salvador
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€13.94
|
$9.00
SVC78.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.30
|
$6.50
SVC56.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.62
|
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.21
|
$0.71
SVC6.21
|
|
pay 8.6% less for groceries
Austria
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.11
|
$1.76
SVC15.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.72
|
$2.97
SVC25.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.63
|
$6.82
SVC59.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
$2.64
SVC22.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.88
|
$2.45
SVC21.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$1.44
SVC12.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.76
SVC6.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$1.06
SVC9.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.41
|
$1.09
SVC9.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$1.04
SVC9.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.83
SVC7.26
|
|
pay 19.9% less for transportation
Austria
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.65
|
$3.98
SVC34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.32
|
$21.74
SVC189.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€23,890.04
|
$18,000.00
SVC156,796.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.24
|
$29.85
SVC260.06
|
|
pay 20.2% less for housing
Austria
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.57
|
$45.33
SVC394.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€684.62
|
$672.22
SVC5,855.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€572.75
|
$525.00
SVC4,573.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€204.56
|
$52.28
SVC455.37
|
|
pay 61.6% less for childcare
Austria
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€383.66
|
$99.22
SVC864.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,561.32
|
$4,350.00
SVC37,892.58
|
|
pay 43.1% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.86
|
$1.50
SVC13.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.06
|
$2.46
SVC21.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.71
|
$4.00
SVC34.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.28
|
$29.44
SVC256.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.76
|
$5.00
SVC43.55
|
|
pay 12.7% less for clothing
Austria
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€69.77
|
$53.50
SVC466.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.59
|
$41.12
SVC358.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€78.58
|
$81.36
SVC708.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€101.79
|
$85.00
SVC740.43
|
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