Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 46.4% more expensive than China.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of China, you would:
pay 93.0% more for restaurants
|
China
|
San Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.09
|
$9.00
SVC78.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥37.98
|
$6.50
SVC56.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
|
pay 49.1% more for groceries
|
China
|
San Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
$1.76
SVC15.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.03
|
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.63
|
$6.82
SVC59.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
$2.64
SVC23.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥12.99
|
$2.45
SVC21.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
China
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.57
|
$3.98
SVC34.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.93
|
$21.74
SVC189.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,758.29
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,121.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.98
|
$29.85
SVC260.60
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
China
|
San Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.31
|
$45.33
SVC395.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,902.19
|
$672.22
SVC5,867.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,792.05
|
$525.00
SVC4,582.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥285.95
|
$52.28
SVC456.32
|
|
pay 76.3% less for childcare
|
China
|
San Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,303.95
|
$99.22
SVC866.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,432.37
|
$4,350.00
SVC37,971.05
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
China
|
San Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.21
|
$2.46
SVC21.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.59
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥305.90
|
$29.44
SVC257.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥45.98
|
$5.00
SVC43.64
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
|
China
|
San Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥370.97
|
$53.50
SVC467.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.10
|
$41.12
SVC358.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥583.94
|
$81.36
SVC710.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.15
|
$85.00
SVC741.96
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