Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 14.0% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 6.6% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$137.73
|
$9.00
SVC78.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$112.19
|
$6.50
SVC56.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.70
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.16
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
pay 28.3% more for groceries
Mexico
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$34.08
|
$1.76
SVC15.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.72
|
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$83.27
|
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.75
|
$2.64
SVC23.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$51.46
|
$2.45
SVC21.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.70
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.49
|
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.22
|
$1.06
SVC9.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.03
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.67
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.01
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 34.9% more for transportation
Mexico
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$79.63
|
$3.98
SVC34.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$354.93
|
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$320,448.36
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$202.92
|
$29.85
SVC261.08
|
|
pay 50.6% more for housing
Mexico
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$521.58
|
$45.33
SVC396.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,240.09
|
$672.22
SVC5,878.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,966.60
|
$525.00
SVC4,591.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$795.90
|
$52.28
SVC457.16
|
|
pay 20.1% less for childcare
Mexico
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,508.72
|
$99.22
SVC867.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,996.86
|
$4,350.00
SVC38,041.05
|
|
pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.63
|
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.50
|
$2.46
SVC21.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$61.38
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$591.63
|
$29.44
SVC257.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.92
|
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
|
pay 14.4% more for clothing
Mexico
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$768.44
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$597.14
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,406.91
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,209.04
|
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
|
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