Cost of living comparison
London is 3.4 times more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in London instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.86
|
$25.22
£19.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.89
|
$10.09
£7.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.26
|
$2.54
£1.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC8.00
|
$2.08
£1.59
|
|
pay 21.7% more for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.28
|
$1.96
£1.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.14
|
$4.74
£3.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC65.19
|
$6.34
£4.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.76
|
$3.99
£3.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.11
|
$4.28
£3.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.30
|
$1.47
£1.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.28
|
$0.75
£0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.34
|
$1.48
£1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.10
|
$1.76
£1.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.19
|
$0.73
£0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.09
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
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pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.62
|
$7.20
£5.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC219.64
|
$252.24
£192.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC171,323.02
|
$34,406.00
£26,221.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC254.79
|
$25.33
£19.30
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
San Salvador
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC370.26
|
$39.12
£29.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,405.17
|
$2,697.16
£2,055.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,585.26
|
$2,027.26
£1,544.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC691.05
|
$284.51
£216.82
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,455.15
|
$2,321.07
£1,768.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,289.15
|
$25,293.41
£19,276.31
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.57
|
$8.20
£6.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.67
|
$4.56
£3.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.14
|
$18.92
£14.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC262.48
|
$58.95
£44.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.93
|
$18.92
£14.42
|
|
pay 17.6% more for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC608.73
|
$103.07
£78.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC481.96
|
$49.65
£37.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC872.30
|
$112.31
£85.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC917.49
|
$123.32
£93.98
|
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