Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 43.3% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Peru, you would:
pay 69.9% more for restaurants
Peru
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.23
|
$9.00
SVC78.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.85
|
$6.50
SVC56.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.85
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
pay 88.3% more for groceries
Peru
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.88
|
$1.76
SVC15.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.63
|
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.28
|
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.65
|
$2.64
SVC23.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN8.01
|
$2.45
SVC21.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.21
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$1.06
SVC9.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 36.2% more for transportation
Peru
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.98
|
$3.98
SVC34.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN62.31
|
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,891.05
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.95
|
$29.85
SVC261.08
|
|
pay 96.3% more for housing
Peru
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN111.19
|
$45.33
SVC396.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,045.79
|
$672.22
SVC5,878.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN770.58
|
$525.00
SVC4,591.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN148.11
|
$52.28
SVC457.16
|
|
pay 24.5% less for childcare
Peru
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN610.84
|
$99.22
SVC867.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,272.40
|
$4,350.00
SVC38,041.05
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.91
|
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.78
|
$2.46
SVC21.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.22
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN117.37
|
$29.44
SVC257.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.27
|
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
|
pay 43.7% more for clothing
Peru
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN151.03
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN86.28
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN254.63
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN225.91
|
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
|
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