Cost of living comparison

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San Salvador vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 24.4% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 34.1% less in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 34.2% less in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 24.5% less in San Salvador
Housing: pay 15.9% less in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.8% less in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 51.6% more in San Salvador

The cost of childcare and clothing in San Salvador are more expensive than in Saint John's. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in San Salvador. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in San Salvador.

San Salvador vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 34.1% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$7.00 SVC61.08	-49.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$7.00 SVC61.08	-36.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$1.14 SVC9.90	-45.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.91 SVC7.95	-4.6%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 34.2% less for groceries

	Saint John's	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$1.95 SVC17.01	-29.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$3.77 SVC32.86	-7.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$6.84 SVC59.68	-18.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$3.01 SVC26.26	-43.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$2.99 SVC26.05	-19.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.77 SVC15.46	-40.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.76 SVC6.60	-31.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.17 SVC10.17	-68.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.22 SVC10.61	-67.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.97 SVC8.44	-25.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.98 SVC8.51	-24.7%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 24.5% less for transportation

	Saint John's	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$3.82 SVC33.34	-39.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$15.00 SVC130.88
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$25,500.00 SVC222,494.28	+7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$29.93 SVC261.12	-41.9%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 15.9% less for housing

	Saint John's	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$43.33 SVC378.09	-44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$900.00 SVC7,852.74	-14.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$758.33 SVC6,616.66	+11.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$82.16 SVC716.84	-17.0%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$162.67 SVC1,419.31
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	+247.0%
Average			+247.0%

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pay 18.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.00 SVC17.45	+8.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$3.25 SVC28.35	-17.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.00 SVC34.90
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$30.80 SVC268.74	-50.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$5.25 SVC45.81	-15.3%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 51.6% more for clothing

	Saint John's	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$62.60 SVC546.20	+25.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$45.83 SVC399.91
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+78.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$109.17 SVC952.51
Average			+51.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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