Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 28.7% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 52.7% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.46
|
$9.00
SVC78.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.74
|
$6.50
SVC56.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
pay 3.1% more for groceries
Helsinki
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.35
|
$1.76
SVC15.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.77
|
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.15
|
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
$2.64
SVC23.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$2.45
SVC21.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.06
SVC9.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.16
|
$3.98
SVC34.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.81
|
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,891.49
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€17.01
|
$29.85
SVC261.08
|
|
pay 0.6% less for housing
Helsinki
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.45
|
$45.33
SVC396.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€994.11
|
$672.22
SVC5,878.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€786.13
|
$525.00
SVC4,591.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€75.39
|
$52.28
SVC457.16
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€353.81
|
$99.22
SVC867.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,987.28
|
$4,350.00
SVC38,041.05
|
|
pay 56.5% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.97
|
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.25
|
$2.46
SVC21.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.97
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.83
|
$29.44
SVC257.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.88
|
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
|
pay 14.1% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.67
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€34.07
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€74.48
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.95
|
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
|
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