Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 19.9% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Bogota instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 30.4% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.71
|
$3.30
$13,075
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.84
|
$5.50
$21,792
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.64
$2,519
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
$0.49
$1,937
|
|
pay 42.8% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.36
|
$1.12
$4,449
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
$2.42
$9,615
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
$3.66
$14,501
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.07
|
$1.75
$6,947
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.45
|
$1.79
$7,106
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
$0.97
$3,855
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$0.38
$1,487
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.29
|
$0.48
$1,911
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
$0.50
$2,000
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.40
$1,583
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
$0.36
$1,420
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.78
|
$2.09
$8,293
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
$31.00
$122,906
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
$13,189.68
$52,300,224
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC261.08
|
$12.53
$49,685
|
|
pay 38.9% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC396.44
|
$19.84
$78,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,878.63
|
$340.12
$1,348,648
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,591.16
|
$253.13
$1,003,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC457.16
|
$53.15
$210,734
|
|
pay 54.6% more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC867.71
|
$189.88
$752,916
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC38,041.05
|
$5,125.13
$20,322,373
|
|
pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
$0.99
$3,923
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.56
|
$1.20
$4,771
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
$1.87
$7,409
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.49
|
$18.64
$73,897
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
$3.89
$15,429
|
|
pay 20.2% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
$46.54
$184,547
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
$29.24
$115,949
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
$72.21
$286,331
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
$61.46
$243,694
|
|
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