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El Salvador

San Salvador vs. Nicosia Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 15.9% cheaper than Nicosia.

Restaurants: pay 43.6% less in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 3.1% more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 19.5% less in San Salvador
Housing: pay 3.7% more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 59.9% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.9% less in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 9.8% less in San Salvador

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

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San Salvador vs. Nicosia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.6% less for restaurants

	Nicosia	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$6.75 SVC59.06	-59.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 €7.97	$7.00 SVC61.25	-21.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$1.14 SVC10.01	-50.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 €0.79	$0.83 SVC7.29	-6.6%
Average			-43.6%

Nicosia vs. San Salvador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1% more for groceries

	Nicosia	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 €1.74	$2.85 SVC24.94	+45.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.56 €5.84	$3.85 SVC33.72	-41.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 €6.19	$6.95 SVC60.81
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.77 €4.25	$3.02 SVC26.39	-36.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 €3.62	$3.16 SVC27.66	-22.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 €1.38	$2.29 SVC20.07	+48.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.84	$0.63 SVC5.54	-33.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$1.18 SVC10.35	+3.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.40	$1.56 SVC13.68	-0.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.76	$1.33 SVC11.65	+56.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.63	$1.49 SVC13.05	+109.4%
Average			+3.1%

Nicosia vs. San Salvador - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.5% less for transportation

	Nicosia	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 €5.99	$4.75 SVC41.60	-29.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	$37.50 SVC328.13	-16.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,920.23 €29,300.19	$25,000.00 SVC219K	-24.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.86 €19.45	$30.00 SVC262.50	+37.3%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 3.7% more for housing

	Nicosia	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.22 €29.57	$42.50 SVC371.88	+27.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$784.43 €698.17	$898.99 SVC7,866.27	+14.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$696.72 €620.11	$770.00 SVC6,737.58	+10.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$158.82 €141.36	$99.35 SVC869.35	-37.4%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 59.9% less for childcare

	Nicosia	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$513.33 €456.88	$162.67 SVC1,423.35	-68.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,282.61 €8,261.86	$4,720.00 SVC41,300.50	-49.2%
Average			-59.9%

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pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Nicosia	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 €3.99	$2.00 SVC17.50	-55.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 €3.25	$3.55 SVC31.02	-2.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €4.98	$4.00 SVC35.00	-28.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.03 €65.89	$31.60 SVC276.50	-57.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$5.00 SVC43.75	-55.3%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 9.8% less for clothing

	Nicosia	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.69 €91.40	$67.15 SVC587.57	-34.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.75 €48.73	$47.00 SVC411.25	-14.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.22 €89.20	$118.33 SVC1,035.43	+18.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.92 €104.07	$117.00 SVC1,023.76	+0.1%
Average			-9.8%

Nicosia vs. San Salvador - Cost of clothing

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