Cost of living comparison
Prague is 2.1 times more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Prague instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 72.6% more for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.58
|
$10.29
Kč243.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.75
|
$8.89
Kč210.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
$1.76
Kč41.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
$1.38
Kč32.70
|
|
pay 9.5% more for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.33
|
$1.71
Kč40.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$6.50
Kč154.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
$4.62
Kč109.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.03
|
$3.46
Kč81.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.41
|
$4.31
Kč102.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$0.86
Kč20.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
$0.81
Kč19.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
$0.98
Kč23.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$1.62
Kč38.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$0.49
Kč11.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.50
Kč11.74
|
|
pay 23.1% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.72
|
$7.00
Kč165.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
$25.72
Kč609.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
$28,062.17
Kč665,059.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC260.65
|
$12.58
Kč298.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC395.79
|
$26.19
Kč620.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,868.91
|
$1,062.03
Kč25,169.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,583.57
|
$794.21
Kč18,822.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC456.40
|
$251.13
Kč5,951.56
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC866.27
|
$808.25
Kč19,155.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC37,978.16
|
$13,299.60
Kč315,193.78
|
|
pay 76.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
$2.34
Kč55.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.52
|
$3.21
Kč75.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$6.73
Kč159.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.07
|
$60.27
Kč1,428.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
$11.18
Kč264.92
|
|
pay 32.5% more for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
$93.07
Kč2,205.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
$42.28
Kč1,001.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
$96.72
Kč2,292.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
$114.16
Kč2,705.58
|
|
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