Cost of living comparison
Lima is 0.2% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Lima instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 16.7% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.53
|
$4.01
PEN14.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.71
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
$0.87
PEN3.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
$0.60
PEN2.22
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.32
|
$1.90
PEN7.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
$3.58
PEN13.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
$4.74
PEN17.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.01
|
$2.09
PEN7.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.40
|
$2.36
PEN8.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
$0.74
PEN2.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
pay 3.1% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.70
|
$5.56
PEN20.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
$16.75
PEN62.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
$21,401.64
PEN79,670.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC260.49
|
$15.52
PEN57.76
|
|
pay 23.3% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC395.54
|
$28.39
PEN105.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,865.21
|
$503.74
PEN1,875.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,580.68
|
$328.82
PEN1,224.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC456.12
|
$55.84
PEN207.87
|
|
pay 65.9% more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC865.73
|
$200.22
PEN745.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC37,954.24
|
$5,654.15
PEN21,048.44
|
|
pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
$2.14
PEN7.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.51
|
$2.69
PEN10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC256.91
|
$37.28
PEN138.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
$6.69
PEN24.90
|
|
pay 19.3% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
$42.06
PEN156.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
$28.40
PEN105.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
$72.34
PEN269.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
$73.12
PEN272.21
|
|
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