Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Ecuador
  3. Quito
  4. El Salvador
  5. San Salvador
  6. Comparison
USD
COMPARED TO
SVC

San Salvador is 0.1% more expensive than Quito.

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Quito, you would:
local_dining

pay 15.5% more for restaurants

  Quito help_outline San Salvador help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.50 $6.00
SVC52.50
+71.4%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.00 $6.00
SVC52.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.87 $0.71
SVC6.23
-17.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.71 $0.66
SVC5.74
-7.2%
Average +15.5%
Quito vs. San Salvador - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 26.6% more for groceries

  Quito help_outline San Salvador help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.64 $1.98
SVC17.33
+20.6%
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.63 $2.83
SVC24.80
+7.7%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.76 $5.57
SVC48.74
+48.3%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.88 $3.16
SVC27.67
+68.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.94 $2.21
SVC19.35
-24.8%
Apples (1 lb) $1.04 $1.39
SVC12.16
+33.2%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.53 $0.68
SVC5.99
+28.7%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.80 $1.18
SVC10.32
+47.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.69 $0.81
SVC7.10
+17.0%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.51 $0.64
SVC5.56
+24.9%
Onions (1 lb) $0.62 $0.75
SVC6.55
+20.8%
Average +26.6%
Quito vs. San Salvador - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 24.7% more for transportation

  Quito help_outline San Salvador help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.63 $3.49
SVC30.53
+32.7%
Monthly public transit pass $30.00 $20.87
SVC182.61
-30.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,000.00 $18,000.00
SVC157,505.09
-18.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $13.50 $29.00
SVC253.76
+114.8%
Average +24.7%
Quito vs. San Salvador - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 16.3% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $41.89 $46.06
SVC403.03
+10.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $438.24 $362.50
SVC3,171.98
-17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $267.04 $300.00
SVC2,625.08
+12.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $30.58 $49.02
SVC428.91
+60.3%
Average +16.3%
Quito vs. San Salvador - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 45.2% less for childcare

  Quito help_outline San Salvador help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $342.07 $163.33
SVC1,429.21
-52.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,908.33 $4,885.71
SVC42,751.38
-38.2%
Average -45.2%
Quito vs. San Salvador - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00 $1.25
SVC10.94
-37.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.25 $2.61
SVC22.81
+15.7%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.00 $4.00
SVC35.00
-20.0%
Monthly membership at local gym $53.49 $33.82
SVC295.97
-36.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $6.00 $5.00
SVC43.75
-16.7%
Average -19.1%
Quito vs. San Salvador - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 18.2% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $68.50 $55.00
SVC481.27
-19.7%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $48.33 $38.77
SVC339.24
-19.8%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $104.04 $78.69
SVC688.54
-24.4%
Men's business shoes (leather) $94.43 $85.94
SVC751.98
-9.0%
Average -18.2%
Quito vs. San Salvador - Cost of clothing
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