Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 0.6% cheaper than Roseau.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 20.8% less for restaurants
Roseau
|
San Salvador
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.00
SVC78.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$6.50
SVC56.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
pay 21.6% less for groceries
Roseau
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$1.76
SVC15.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$2.64
SVC23.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.45
SVC21.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.06
SVC9.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
|
pay 23.1% more for transportation
Roseau
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$3.98
SVC34.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.85
SVC260.98
|
|
pay 76.8% more for housing
Roseau
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$45.33
SVC396.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$672.22
SVC5,876.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$525.00
SVC4,589.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$52.28
SVC456.98
|
|
pay 10.6% less for childcare
Roseau
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$99.22
SVC867.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,350.00
SVC38,026.46
|
|
pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$2.46
SVC21.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$29.44
SVC257.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 25.4% less for clothing
Roseau
|
San Salvador
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
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