Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 46.0% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Praia, you would:
pay 6.9% more for restaurants
Praia
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE480.88
|
$9.00
SVC78.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
$6.50
SVC56.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE145.40
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.28
|
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
|
pay 27.4% more for groceries
Praia
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE121.95
|
$1.76
SVC15.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE331.49
|
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE363.40
|
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE254.20
|
$2.64
SVC23.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE203.54
|
$2.45
SVC21.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE126.50
|
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
$1.06
SVC9.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE96.60
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.10
|
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.70
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 14.8% more for transportation
Praia
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE656.78
|
$3.98
SVC34.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
$21.74
SVC190.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,536.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
$29.85
SVC261.29
|
|
pay 96.5% more for housing
Praia
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,185.98
|
$45.33
SVC396.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,352.36
|
$672.22
SVC5,883.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,267.25
|
$525.00
SVC4,594.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,437.75
|
$52.28
SVC457.52
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Praia
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,862.00
|
$99.22
SVC868.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,522.19
|
$4,350.00
SVC38,071.43
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.01
|
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.04
|
$2.46
SVC21.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,873.27
|
$29.44
SVC257.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
Praia
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$53.50
SVC468.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
$41.12
SVC359.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
$81.36
SVC712.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,169.13
|
$85.00
SVC743.92
|
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