Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 31.6% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Managua, you would:
pay 25.9% more for restaurants
Managua
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
NIO181.88
|
$9.00
SVC78.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
NIO202.74
|
$6.50
SVC56.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO23.70
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
NIO27.87
|
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
|
pay 38.0% more for groceries
Managua
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
NIO50.72
|
$1.76
SVC15.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
NIO69.79
|
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
NIO144.93
|
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
NIO72.65
|
$2.64
SVC23.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.23
|
$2.45
SVC21.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
NIO80.16
|
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
NIO17.74
|
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
NIO28.47
|
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.49
|
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NIO24.75
|
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
NIO20.20
|
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
|
pay 70.4% more for transportation
Managua
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
NIO173.57
|
$3.98
SVC34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.10
|
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
NIO697,498.51
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
NIO384.09
|
$29.85
SVC260.49
|
|
pay 85.8% more for housing
Managua
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
NIO2,138.21
|
$45.33
SVC395.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
NIO8,653.18
|
$672.22
SVC5,865.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
NIO6,852.62
|
$525.00
SVC4,580.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
NIO1,936.07
|
$52.28
SVC456.12
|
|
pay 3.2% less for childcare
Managua
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
NIO4,648.80
|
$99.22
SVC865.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
NIO138,572.71
|
$4,350.00
SVC37,954.24
|
|
pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
NIO71.59
|
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.56
|
$2.46
SVC21.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
NIO110.13
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
NIO1,116.03
|
$29.44
SVC256.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
NIO241.29
|
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
Managua
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
NIO1,722.83
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NIO1,567.36
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
NIO2,847.31
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
NIO2,959.84
|
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
|
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