Cost of living comparison

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San Salvador vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 23.7% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 1.8% more in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 60.2% more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 91.7% more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 65.2% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.2% less in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 11.2% less in San Salvador

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

San Salvador vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.8% more for restaurants

	Moscow	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB963.00	$7.00 SVC61.25	-41.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB481.50	$7.00 SVC61.25	+17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB111.56	$1.14 SVC9.93	-17.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.35	$0.91 SVC7.98	+49.0%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 60.2% more for groceries

	Moscow	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB68.28	$1.95 SVC17.06	+130.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB505.97	$3.77 SVC32.95	-39.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB372.84	$6.84 SVC59.85	+48.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB135.77	$3.01 SVC26.34	+78.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB198.76	$2.99 SVC26.13	+21.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.30	$1.77 SVC15.50	+118.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB70.21	$0.76 SVC6.62	-13.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.77	$1.17 SVC10.20	+29.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB132.32	$1.22 SVC10.64	-25.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.44	$0.97 SVC8.47	+126.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.32	$0.98 SVC8.53	+188.1%
Average			+60.2%

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pay 91.7% more for transportation

	Moscow	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB229.05	$3.82 SVC33.44	+34.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,956.42	$15.00 SVC131.25	-59.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,985,314.80	$25,500.00 SVC223,131.81	-31.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB462.24	$29.93 SVC261.87	+422.5%
Average			+91.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Moscow	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB630.73	$43.33 SVC379.18	+454.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB101,115.50	$900.00 SVC7,875.24	-28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB57,233.12	$758.33 SVC6,635.62	+6.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,924.61	$82.16 SVC718.89	-25.7%
Average			+101.8%

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pay 65.2% less for childcare

	Moscow	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,965.26	$162.67 SVC1,423.38	-75.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,152,813.01	$6,420.00 SVC56,176.71	-55.1%
Average			-65.2%

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pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB337.05	$2.00 SVC17.50	-52.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB254.72	$3.25 SVC28.43	+2.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB240.75	$4.00 SVC35.00	+34.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,597.33	$30.80 SVC269.51	-30.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB529.65	$5.25 SVC45.94	-20.0%
Average			-13.2%

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pay 11.2% less for clothing

	Moscow	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,137.39	$62.60 SVC547.77	-17.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,852.02	$45.83 SVC401.05	-4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,921.23	$131.80 SVC1,153.29	+7.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,652.81	$109.17 SVC955.24	-30.4%
Average			-11.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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