Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 9.6% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 66.5% more for restaurants
Beijing
|
San Salvador
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
$9.00
SVC78.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.17
|
$6.50
SVC56.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.84
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
|
pay 27.4% more for groceries
Beijing
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
$1.76
SVC15.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥48.03
|
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.55
|
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.70
|
$2.64
SVC23.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.03
|
$2.45
SVC21.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.01
|
$1.06
SVC9.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.51
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 86.8% more for transportation
Beijing
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.71
|
$3.98
SVC34.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.25
|
$21.74
SVC190.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,256.11
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,536.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.06
|
$29.85
SVC261.29
|
|
pay 20.7% more for housing
Beijing
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.55
|
$45.33
SVC396.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,365.17
|
$672.22
SVC5,883.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,598.05
|
$525.00
SVC4,594.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.61
|
$52.28
SVC457.52
|
|
pay 86.9% less for childcare
Beijing
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,890.27
|
$99.22
SVC868.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥201,136.03
|
$4,350.00
SVC38,071.43
|
|
pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.68
|
$2.46
SVC21.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.46
|
$29.44
SVC257.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.26
|
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
Beijing
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥501.04
|
$53.50
SVC468.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.83
|
$41.12
SVC359.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥648.09
|
$81.36
SVC712.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥902.63
|
$85.00
SVC743.92
|
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