Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 28.4% cheaper than Puerto Rico.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 43.8% less for restaurants
Puerto Rico
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.14
|
$5.83
SVC50.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.86
|
$5.91
SVC51.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
|
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
|
pay 33.9% less for groceries
Puerto Rico
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.58
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
|
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
|
$6.82
SVC59.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
|
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.83
|
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
|
pay 5.1% more for transportation
Puerto Rico
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
|
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
|
$21.74
SVC189.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,221.89
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,121.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.70
|
$29.19
SVC254.78
|
|
pay 37.1% less for housing
Puerto Rico
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.49
|
$43.89
SVC383.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.94
|
$610.09
SVC5,325.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$512.00
|
$369.44
SVC3,224.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.72
|
$52.06
SVC454.40
|
|
pay 57.3% less for childcare
Puerto Rico
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.66
|
$96.15
SVC839.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,664.55
|
$3,776.67
SVC32,966.43
|
|
pay 34.7% less for entertainment and sports
Puerto Rico
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
|
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
|
$2.31
SVC20.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.11
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.40
|
$31.48
SVC274.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.40
|
$5.00
SVC43.64
|
|
pay 2.8% more for clothing
Puerto Rico
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.81
|
$53.50
SVC467.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.29
|
$41.12
SVC358.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.85
|
$81.36
SVC710.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.14
|
$85.00
SVC741.96
|
|
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