Cost of living comparison

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San Salvador vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 25.4% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 22.9% less in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 11.4% less in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 20.3% more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 26.3% more in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.7% less in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 20.8% more in San Salvador

The cost of housing, childcare, clothing, and transportation in San Salvador are more expensive than in Caracas. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in San Salvador. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in San Salvador.

San Salvador vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Caracas, you would:

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pay 22.9% less for restaurants

	Caracas	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 VEF109.72	$7.00 SVC61.08	-36.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 VEF99.75	$7.00 SVC61.08	-30.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 VEF13.16	$1.14 SVC9.90	-13.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 VEF10.25	$0.91 SVC7.95	-11.3%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 11.4% less for groceries

	Caracas	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 VEF24.50	$1.95 SVC17.01	-20.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.43 VEF44.21	$3.77 SVC32.86	-15.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.83 VEF78.10	$6.84 SVC59.68	-12.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.22 VEF32.07	$3.01 SVC26.26	-6.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 VEF34.11	$2.99 SVC26.05	-12.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.68 VEF26.71	$1.77 SVC15.46	-33.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.98	$0.76 SVC6.60	-15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 VEF12.04	$1.17 SVC10.17	-3.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 VEF10.02	$1.22 SVC10.61	+21.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 VEF11.69	$0.97 SVC8.44	-17.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 VEF10.60	$0.98 SVC8.51	-8.2%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 20.3% more for transportation

	Caracas	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$3.82 SVC33.34	+101.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$15.00 SVC130.88	-50.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 VEF249,362.52	$25,500.00 SVC222,494.28	+2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.50 VEF234.40	$29.93 SVC261.12	+27.4%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Caracas	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.92 VEF368.29	$43.33 SVC378.09	+17.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$493.75 VEF4,924.91	$900.00 SVC7,852.74	+82.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$390.00 VEF3,890.06	$758.33 SVC6,616.66	+94.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$16.19 VEF161.48	$82.16 SVC716.84	+407.5%
Average			+150.4%

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pay 26.3% more for childcare

	Caracas	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$135.00 VEF1,346.56	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	+20.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,860.00 VEF48,476.07	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	+32.1%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$2.00 SVC17.45	+33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 VEF26.51	$3.25 SVC28.35	+22.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 VEF49.87	$4.00 SVC34.90	-20.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.18 VEF630.21	$30.80 SVC268.74	-51.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$5.25 SVC45.81	-12.5%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 20.8% more for clothing

	Caracas	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.88 VEF567.30	$62.60 SVC546.20	+10.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.50 VEF374.04	$45.83 SVC399.91	+22.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.67 VEF864.46	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+52.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.62 VEF1,103.43	$109.17 SVC952.51	-1.3%
Average			+20.8%

Caracas vs. San Salvador - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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