Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 17.2% more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Quito, you would:
pay 33.5% more for restaurants
Quito
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
|
$9.00
SVC78.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
|
$6.50
SVC56.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
|
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
|
pay 62.4% more for groceries
Quito
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
|
$1.76
SVC15.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
|
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$6.82
SVC59.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
|
$2.64
SVC23.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$2.45
SVC21.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
|
pay 43.1% more for transportation
Quito
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$3.98
SVC34.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.50
|
$21.74
SVC189.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,121.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$29.85
SVC260.60
|
|
pay 63.2% more for housing
Quito
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
|
$45.33
SVC395.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$458.75
|
$672.22
SVC5,867.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.88
|
$525.00
SVC4,582.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.49
|
$52.28
SVC456.32
|
|
pay 49.1% less for childcare
Quito
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.31
|
$99.22
SVC866.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,961.11
|
$4,350.00
SVC37,971.05
|
|
pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports
Quito
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$2.46
SVC21.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.75
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.46
|
$29.44
SVC257.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
|
$5.00
SVC43.64
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
Quito
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
|
$53.50
SVC467.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.71
|
$41.12
SVC358.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.31
|
$81.36
SVC710.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.25
|
$85.00
SVC741.96
|
|
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