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San Salvador vs. Ljubljana Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 23.7% cheaper than Ljubljana.

Restaurants: pay 50.5% less in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 6.5% more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 2.3% more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 20.6% less in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 63.6% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.4% less in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 11.6% less in San Salvador

The cost of groceries and transportation in San Salvador are more expensive than in Ljubljana. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing are lower in San Salvador.

San Salvador vs. Ljubljana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Ljubljana, you would:

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pay 50.5% less for restaurants

	Ljubljana	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.11	$7.00 SVC61.08	-60.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.34 €8.06	$7.00 SVC61.08	-25.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.03 €2.61	$1.14 SVC9.90	-62.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 €1.72	$0.91 SVC7.95	-54.3%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 6.5% more for groceries

	Ljubljana	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$2.15 €1.86	$1.95 SVC17.01	-9.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.64 €5.73	$3.77 SVC32.86	-43.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.79 €4.99	$6.84 SVC59.68	+18.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.97 €3.43	$3.01 SVC26.26	-24.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.92 €4.25	$2.99 SVC26.05	-39.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$1.77 SVC15.46	+88.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.69	$0.76 SVC6.60	-5.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.86	$1.17 SVC10.17	+17.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 €1.37	$1.22 SVC10.61	-23.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 €0.54	$0.97 SVC8.44	+55.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 €0.61	$0.98 SVC8.51	+38.7%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 2.3% more for transportation

	Ljubljana	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 €5.80	$3.82 SVC33.34	-43.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.22 €37.27	$15.00 SVC130.88	-65.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,179.72	$25,500.00 SVC222,494.28	-12.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.98 €11.19	$29.93 SVC261.12	+130.6%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 20.6% less for housing

	Ljubljana	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.20 €35.53	$43.33 SVC378.09	+5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,015.22 €875.45	$900.00 SVC7,852.74	-11.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$854.66 €737.00	$758.33 SVC6,616.66	-11.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$233.25 €201.14	$82.16 SVC716.84	-64.8%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 63.6% less for childcare

	Ljubljana	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$582.48 €502.29	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	-72.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,307.87 €12,338.06	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	-55.1%
Average			-63.6%

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pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Ljubljana	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.68 €3.17	$2.00 SVC17.45	-45.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.64 €2.28	$3.25 SVC28.35	+23.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.19 €5.34	$4.00 SVC34.90	-35.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.66 €44.54	$30.80 SVC268.74	-40.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.34 €8.06	$5.25 SVC45.81	-43.8%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 11.6% less for clothing

	Ljubljana	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.33 €93.42	$62.60 SVC546.20	-42.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.35 €39.97	$45.83 SVC399.91	-1.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.57 €91.90	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+23.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.91 €128.41	$109.17 SVC952.51	-26.7%
Average			-11.6%

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