Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 50.6% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 1.8% more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ARS6,137.25
|
$9.00
SVC78.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
$6.50
SVC56.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
ARS901.94
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS786.67
|
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
ARS1,176.43
|
$1.76
SVC15.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
ARS3,080.78
|
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ARS2,765.27
|
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
ARS1,278.56
|
$2.64
SVC23.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
ARS1,546.42
|
$2.45
SVC21.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
ARS578.55
|
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS496.82
|
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS271.75
|
$1.06
SVC9.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ARS589.53
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
ARS261.36
|
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
ARS293.18
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
ARS3,083.23
|
$3.98
SVC34.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
ARS5,961.90
|
$21.74
SVC190.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ARS21,918,750.00
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,536.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
$29.85
SVC261.29
|
|
pay 95.4% more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
ARS20,579.43
|
$45.33
SVC396.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
ARS274,703.71
|
$672.22
SVC5,883.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
ARS197,808.29
|
$525.00
SVC4,594.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
ARS32,403.63
|
$52.28
SVC457.52
|
|
pay 35.1% less for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
ARS164,302.95
|
$99.22
SVC868.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
ARS4,956,976.61
|
$4,350.00
SVC38,071.43
|
|
pay 38.0% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
ARS1,505.64
|
$2.46
SVC21.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
ARS19,350.56
|
$29.44
SVC257.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
|
pay 21.7% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
ARS58,835.11
|
$53.50
SVC468.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
ARS50,442.52
|
$41.12
SVC359.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
ARS93,815.17
|
$81.36
SVC712.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
ARS86,536.75
|
$85.00
SVC743.92
|
|
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