Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 39.9% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 53.1% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
San Salvador
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.18
|
$10.00
SVC87.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
$7.50
SVC65.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.53
|
$1.05
SVC9.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.39
|
$0.91
SVC7.96
|
|
pay 18.5% less for groceries
Brussels
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.49
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.78
|
$3.20
SVC28.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.46
|
$7.42
SVC64.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.81
|
$3.05
SVC26.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€5.04
|
$2.63
SVC22.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
|
pay 28.5% less for transportation
Brussels
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.67
|
$4.05
SVC35.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.48
|
$25.00
SVC218.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,780.62
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,463.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.42
|
$29.00
SVC253.51
|
|
pay 36.7% less for housing
Brussels
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.64
|
$42.14
SVC368.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,081.70
|
$842.86
SVC7,368.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€906.01
|
$635.71
SVC5,557.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€169.72
|
$78.66
SVC687.58
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
Brussels
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€917.70
|
$165.62
SVC1,447.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,476.07
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,087.01
|
|
pay 44.2% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.05
|
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$3.04
SVC26.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.39
|
$29.88
SVC261.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.13
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
Brussels
|
San Salvador
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
$69.29
SVC605.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€46.00
|
$54.86
SVC479.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€108.98
|
$99.29
SVC867.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€134.31
|
$104.43
SVC912.88
|
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