Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 63.6% more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 45.6% more for restaurants
Damascus
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$9.00
SVC78.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$6.50
SVC56.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Damascus
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
$1.76
SVC15.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
$2.64
SVC23.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
$2.45
SVC21.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
SYP782
|
$1.06
SVC9.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP961
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP721
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP446
|
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
|
pay 23.8% more for transportation
Damascus
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
$3.98
SVC34.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
$29.85
SVC260.98
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Damascus
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
$45.33
SVC396.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
$672.22
SVC5,876.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
$525.00
SVC4,589.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
$52.28
SVC456.98
|
|
pay 18.6% more for childcare
Damascus
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
$99.22
SVC867.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
$4,350.00
SVC38,026.46
|
|
pay 91.8% more for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
$2.46
SVC21.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
$29.44
SVC257.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 22.2% more for clothing
Damascus
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
|
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