Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 22.6% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 39.6% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
CRC5,166.84
|
$9.00
SVC78.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
CRC4,711.66
|
$6.50
SVC56.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
CRC935.04
|
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
CRC857.72
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
San Jose
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
CRC1,049.58
|
$1.76
SVC15.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
CRC1,879.11
|
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
CRC3,641.17
|
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
CRC1,627.84
|
$2.64
SVC23.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
CRC1,964.42
|
$2.45
SVC21.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
CRC1,133.12
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
CRC272.16
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
CRC449.56
|
$1.06
SVC9.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC553.87
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CRC501.83
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
CRC525.84
|
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
|
pay 1.2% more for transportation
San Jose
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
CRC3,156.74
|
$3.98
SVC34.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.74
CRC18,297.41
|
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,532.30
CRC16,657,399.05
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.32
CRC6,818.92
|
$29.85
SVC260.98
|
|
pay 7.7% more for housing
San Jose
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.83
CRC26,027.64
|
$45.33
SVC396.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.22
CRC351,361.90
|
$672.22
SVC5,876.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$420.20
CRC215,153.15
|
$525.00
SVC4,589.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.00
CRC22,531.37
|
$52.28
SVC456.98
|
|
pay 61.2% less for childcare
San Jose
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$358.07
CRC183,343.25
|
$99.22
SVC867.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,730.45
CRC4,470,223.62
|
$4,350.00
SVC38,026.46
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
CRC1,427.78
|
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
CRC1,561.34
|
$2.46
SVC21.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CRC2,236.85
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.66
CRC31,057.20
|
$29.44
SVC257.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.44
CRC3,807.41
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 27.9% less for clothing
San Jose
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
CRC43,580.76
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.81
CRC24,989.85
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.12
CRC62,529.14
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.99
CRC58,367.10
|
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
|
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