Cost of living comparison
Lima is 7.6% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Lima instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.55
|
$4.03
PEN15.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.66
|
$6.18
PEN23.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.23
|
$0.86
PEN3.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.98
|
$0.55
PEN2.09
|
|
pay 25.4% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.22
|
$2.33
PEN8.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.04
|
$3.60
PEN13.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC64.96
|
$4.93
PEN18.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.66
|
$2.67
PEN10.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.03
|
$2.37
PEN9.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.26
|
$0.80
PEN3.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.26
|
$0.49
PEN1.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.31
|
$0.46
PEN1.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
$0.48
PEN1.86
|
|
pay 0.6% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.49
|
$5.61
PEN21.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.88
|
$20.86
PEN79.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,727.08
|
$21,497.63
PEN82,441.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.90
|
$20.42
PEN78.32
|
|
pay 36.9% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.97
|
$29.05
PEN111.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,379.41
|
$557.54
PEN2,138.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,565.83
|
$362.83
PEN1,391.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC688.65
|
$47.53
PEN182.27
|
|
pay 56.3% more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,450.09
|
$250.81
PEN961.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,149.01
|
$7,392.79
PEN28,350.78
|
|
pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.51
|
$2.15
PEN8.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.58
|
$2.66
PEN10.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.02
|
$5.37
PEN20.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.56
|
$30.70
PEN117.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.78
|
$6.72
PEN25.76
|
|
pay 27.0% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC606.61
|
$43.97
PEN168.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC480.29
|
$31.91
PEN122.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC869.27
|
$81.88
PEN314.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC914.30
|
$91.53
PEN351.02
|
|
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