Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 62.2% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 91.4% more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.81
|
$9.42
₡4,763
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.51
|
$8.16
₡4,129
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.18
|
$1.73
₡874
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.88
|
$1.50
₡761
|
|
pay 16.1% more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC15.98
|
$1.87
₡947
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.86
|
$4.15
₡2,100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.42
|
$6.45
₡3,264
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.54
|
$2.63
₡1,331
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.79
|
$3.92
₡1,982
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.50
|
$1.85
₡935
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.50
|
$0.66
₡335
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.94
|
$1.26
₡636
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.52
|
$0.97
₡488
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.03
|
$0.92
₡467
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.26
|
$1.08
₡547
|
|
pay 34.0% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.84
|
$5.58
₡2,825
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.37
|
$44.09
₡22,303
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC156,796.90
|
$25,829.98
₡13,066,552
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.26
|
$13.39
₡6,772
|
|
pay 30.1% more for housing
El Salvador
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC382.31
|
$53.15
₡26,885
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,314.44
|
$813.71
₡411,630
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,218.21
|
$522.16
₡264,146
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC453.46
|
$64.83
₡32,795
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC837.54
|
$366.72
₡185,510
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,898.31
|
$8,358.53
₡4,228,308
|
|
pay 50.5% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.07
|
$2.88
₡1,458
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.09
|
$2.93
₡1,480
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.84
|
$4.48
₡2,268
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.23
|
$55.95
₡28,304
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.55
|
$7.18
₡3,631
|
|
pay 12.3% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.04
|
$66.61
₡33,694
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.24
|
$44.99
₡22,761
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC708.75
|
$101.09
₡51,140
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC740.43
|
$77.50
₡39,204
|
|
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