Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 2.1 times more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.56
|
$16.87
NZ$28.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.74
|
$8.84
NZ$14.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
$2.18
NZ$3.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
$1.87
NZ$3.15
|
|
pay 19.9% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.33
|
$1.80
NZ$3.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$4.27
NZ$7.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.54
|
$6.85
NZ$11.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.02
|
$4.50
NZ$7.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.41
|
$3.75
NZ$6.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$1.11
NZ$1.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
$1.31
NZ$2.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$1.50
NZ$2.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
$0.95
NZ$1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.81
NZ$1.37
|
|
pay 71.7% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.72
|
$6.65
NZ$11.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.76
|
$70.72
NZ$118.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,121.57
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,582.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC260.60
|
$16.94
NZ$28.50
|
|
pay 42.8% more for housing
San Salvador
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC395.71
|
$52.92
NZ$89.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,867.81
|
$860.75
NZ$1,448.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,582.71
|
$721.70
NZ$1,214.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC456.32
|
$98.85
NZ$166.33
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC866.11
|
$628.34
NZ$1,057.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC37,971.05
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,831.47
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
$5.88
NZ$9.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.52
|
$3.20
NZ$5.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$23.28
NZ$39.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.02
|
$40.48
NZ$68.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.64
|
$10.59
NZ$17.82
|
|
pay 19.7% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.00
|
$65.76
NZ$110.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.98
|
$42.74
NZ$71.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.22
|
$98.05
NZ$164.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC741.96
|
$111.69
NZ$187.94
|
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