Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 6.2% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 6.2% more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.71
|
$7.00
$6,119.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.84
|
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$1.03
$899.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
$0.90
$784.37
|
|
pay 41.0% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.36
|
$1.34
$1,172.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
$3.51
$3,071.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
$3.15
$2,757.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.07
|
$1.46
$1,274.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.45
|
$1.76
$1,541.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
$0.66
$576.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$0.57
$495.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.29
|
$0.31
$270.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
$0.67
$587.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.30
$260.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
$0.33
$292.32
|
|
pay 31.2% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.78
|
$3.52
$3,074.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
$6.80
$5,944.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
$25,000.00
$21,854,637.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC261.08
|
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
|
pay 47.0% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC396.44
|
$23.47
$20,519.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,878.63
|
$313.32
$273,900.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,591.16
|
$225.62
$197,229.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC457.16
|
$36.96
$32,308.85
|
|
pay 59.5% more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC867.71
|
$187.40
$163,822.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC38,041.05
|
$5,653.81
$4,942,477.36
|
|
pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
$2.00
$1,748.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.56
|
$1.72
$1,501.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
$2.00
$1,748.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.49
|
$22.07
$19,293.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
|
pay 28.2% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
$67.11
$58,663.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
$57.53
$50,294.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
$107.00
$93,540.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
$98.70
$86,283.63
|
|
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