Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 35.5% cheaper than Oranjestad.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 38.4% less for restaurants
Oranjestad
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$9.00
SVC78.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AWG15.30
|
$6.50
SVC56.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
AWG3.05
|
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
AWG2.80
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
Oranjestad
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
$1.76
SVC15.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.07
AWG12.73
|
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
AWG6.47
|
$2.64
SVC23.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
AWG8.22
|
$2.45
SVC21.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
AWG2.79
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$1.06
SVC9.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.75
AWG4.94
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
|
pay 26.2% less for transportation
Oranjestad
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
AWG8.49
|
$3.98
SVC34.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.68
AWG62.43
|
$29.85
SVC260.98
|
|
pay 32.5% less for housing
Oranjestad
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
$45.33
SVC396.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$770.54
AWG1,386.98
|
$672.22
SVC5,876.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$630.32
AWG1,134.58
|
$525.00
SVC4,589.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.62
AWG262.12
|
$52.28
SVC456.98
|
|
pay 54.6% less for childcare
Oranjestad
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.22
AWG355.00
|
$99.22
SVC867.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
$4,350.00
SVC38,026.46
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
Oranjestad
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
$2.46
SVC21.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.47
AWG15.25
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.64
AWG128.96
|
$29.44
SVC257.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Oranjestad
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.83
AWG145.50
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.20
AWG196.56
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.15
AWG203.66
|
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
|
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