Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 2.2 times more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Douglas instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.53
|
$22.36
£17.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.71
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
$1.92
£1.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
$1.65
£1.31
|
|
pay 5.7% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.32
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
$3.19
£2.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
$5.12
£4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.01
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.40
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
$1.18
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$1.35
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
$0.50
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.80
£0.64
|
|
pay 35.4% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.70
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
$39.75
£31.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC260.49
|
$15.90
£12.67
|
|
pay 67.1% more for housing
San Salvador
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC395.54
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,865.21
|
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,580.68
|
$908.29
£723.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC456.12
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC865.73
|
$838.42
£668.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC37,954.24
|
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.51
|
$3.62
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC256.91
|
$37.88
£30.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
$9.94
£7.92
|
|
pay 23.8% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
|
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