Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 2.5 times more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Dublin instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.55
|
$21.66
€20.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.66
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.23
|
$2.66
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.98
|
$2.08
€1.94
|
|
pay 22.4% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.22
|
$1.80
€1.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.04
|
$3.97
€3.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC64.96
|
$5.30
€4.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.66
|
$4.14
€3.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.03
|
$4.61
€4.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.26
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.26
|
$1.01
€0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.31
|
$1.35
€1.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.49
|
$7.20
€6.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.88
|
$129.96
€121.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,727.08
|
$39,718.55
€37,050.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.90
|
$22.04
€20.56
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
San Salvador
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.97
|
$56.72
€52.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,379.41
|
$2,216.44
€2,067.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,565.83
|
$1,934.10
€1,804.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC688.65
|
$227.14
€211.88
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,450.09
|
$1,385.73
€1,292.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,149.01
|
$10,612.44
€9,899.51
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.51
|
$7.04
€6.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.58
|
$4.29
€4.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.02
|
$17.33
€16.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.56
|
$50.46
€47.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.78
|
$14.08
€13.13
|
|
pay 0.7% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC606.61
|
$93.14
€86.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC480.29
|
$40.93
€38.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC869.27
|
$97.04
€90.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC914.30
|
$100.46
€93.71
|
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