Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 24.9% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Lima, you would:
pay 64.5% more for restaurants
Lima
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN14.97
|
$10.00
SVC87.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN22.96
|
$7.50
SVC65.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.21
|
$1.05
SVC9.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.03
|
$0.91
SVC7.97
|
|
pay 48.2% more for groceries
Lima
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.67
|
$1.85
SVC16.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.38
|
$3.20
SVC28.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.32
|
$7.42
SVC64.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN9.92
|
$3.05
SVC26.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.80
|
$2.63
SVC23.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN2.96
|
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.80
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
Lima
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN20.86
|
$4.05
SVC35.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN77.47
|
$25.00
SVC218.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN79,862.14
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,616.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN75.87
|
$29.00
SVC253.74
|
|
pay 59.2% more for housing
Lima
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN107.92
|
$42.14
SVC368.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,071.20
|
$842.86
SVC7,374.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,347.87
|
$635.71
SVC5,562.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN176.56
|
$78.66
SVC688.20
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
Lima
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN931.72
|
$165.62
SVC1,449.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,463.70
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,122.99
|
|
pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN7.99
|
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN9.88
|
$3.04
SVC26.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN19.97
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN114.04
|
$29.88
SVC261.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN24.96
|
$5.00
SVC43.75
|
|
pay 41.2% more for clothing
Lima
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN163.34
|
$69.29
SVC606.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN118.54
|
$54.86
SVC479.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN304.19
|
$99.29
SVC868.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN340.04
|
$104.43
SVC913.70
|
|
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