Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 31.6% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Peru, you would:
pay 32.4% more for restaurants
Peru
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.55
|
$6.25
SVC54.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
$6.25
SVC54.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.96
|
$0.88
SVC7.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.11
|
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
|
pay 62.8% more for groceries
Peru
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN7.20
|
$1.85
SVC16.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN12.05
|
$3.20
SVC28.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.94
|
$7.21
SVC63.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.53
|
$3.05
SVC26.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.74
|
$2.63
SVC23.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.48
|
$1.29
SVC11.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.49
|
$0.71
SVC6.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
$0.95
SVC8.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.69
|
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
|
pay 25.3% more for transportation
Peru
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
$4.05
SVC35.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN68.20
|
$25.00
SVC218.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN77,088.03
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,727.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN59.11
|
$29.00
SVC253.90
|
|
pay 53.4% more for housing
Peru
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN112.70
|
$42.14
SVC368.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,295.46
|
$571.43
SVC5,002.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN944.88
|
$392.86
SVC3,439.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN165.90
|
$61.31
SVC536.81
|
|
pay 16.3% less for childcare
Peru
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN743.52
|
$165.62
SVC1,450.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN21,434.22
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,149.01
|
|
pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.90
|
$2.00
SVC17.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.47
|
$2.51
SVC22.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN19.60
|
$4.00
SVC35.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN123.17
|
$32.44
SVC284.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.60
|
$5.00
SVC43.78
|
|
pay 69.0% more for clothing
Peru
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN172.98
|
$69.29
SVC606.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN89.84
|
$54.86
SVC480.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN268.94
|
$99.29
SVC869.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN272.93
|
$104.43
SVC914.30
|
|
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