Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 27.8% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 47.1% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$548.17
|
$9.00
SVC78.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$398.67
|
$6.50
SVC56.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$73.08
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$57.70
|
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
|
pay 7.1% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$98.19
|
$1.76
SVC15.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$224.37
|
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$164.03
|
$6.82
SVC59.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$140.00
|
$2.64
SVC23.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$169.51
|
$2.45
SVC21.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$33.02
|
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.74
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.60
|
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$48.10
|
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.77
|
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.74
|
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
|
pay 25.4% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$289.74
|
$3.98
SVC34.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,794.02
|
$21.74
SVC189.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,594,687.52
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,121.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$742.53
|
$29.85
SVC260.60
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
Montevideo
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,574.03
|
$45.33
SVC395.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$23,141.09
|
$672.22
SVC5,867.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$19,103.68
|
$525.00
SVC4,582.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,299.08
|
$52.28
SVC456.32
|
|
pay 55.7% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,621.29
|
$99.22
SVC866.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$276,952.37
|
$4,350.00
SVC37,971.05
|
|
pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$119.60
|
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$150.72
|
$2.46
SVC21.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$184.39
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,961.65
|
$29.44
SVC257.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$368.77
|
$5.00
SVC43.64
|
|
pay 28.8% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,916.33
|
$53.50
SVC467.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,789.04
|
$41.12
SVC358.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,622.20
|
$81.36
SVC710.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,345.52
|
$85.00
SVC741.96
|
|
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