Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 43.5% more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 19.0% less for restaurants
Caracas
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$10.00
SVC87.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
$7.50
SVC65.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
$1.05
SVC9.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
$0.91
SVC7.97
|
|
pay 0.9% less for groceries
Caracas
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
$1.85
SVC16.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
$3.20
SVC28.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
$7.42
SVC64.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
$3.05
SVC26.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
$2.63
SVC23.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
|
pay 23.5% more for transportation
Caracas
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$4.05
SVC35.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$25.00
SVC218.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,616.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
$29.00
SVC253.74
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Caracas
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
$42.14
SVC368.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
$842.86
SVC7,374.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
$635.71
SVC5,562.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
$78.66
SVC688.20
|
|
pay 36.0% more for childcare
Caracas
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
$165.62
SVC1,449.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,122.99
|
|
pay 5.0% more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
$3.04
SVC26.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
$29.88
SVC261.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
$5.00
SVC43.75
|
|
pay 28.8% more for clothing
Caracas
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
$69.29
SVC606.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
$54.86
SVC479.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
$99.29
SVC868.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
$104.43
SVC913.70
|
|
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