Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 2.6 times more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Brussels instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.77
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.89
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$2.58
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
$2.54
€2.37
|
|
pay 22.3% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.37
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
$7.55
€7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
$4.69
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.08
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.46
|
$4.96
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.30
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 67.7% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.81
|
$7.71
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.26
|
$53.87
€50.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,536.95
|
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC261.29
|
$22.76
€21.26
|
|
pay 89.7% more for housing
San Salvador
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC396.76
|
$55.77
€52.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,883.32
|
$1,043.18
€974.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,594.83
|
$873.71
€816.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC457.52
|
$164.26
€153.43
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC868.40
|
$944.84
€882.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC38,071.43
|
$24,473.75
€22,861.08
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.57
|
$3.72
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.70
|
$34.17
€31.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 30.4% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC468.23
|
$89.22
€83.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.93
|
$32.58
€30.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC712.10
|
$97.94
€91.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.92
|
$132.04
€123.34
|
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