Cost of living comparison
Roseau is 24.0% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Roseau instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 57.3% more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.53
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.71
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 51.0% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.32
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.01
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.40
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 15.5% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.70
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC260.49
|
?? | |
pay 22.7% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC395.54
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,865.21
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,580.68
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC456.12
|
?? | |
pay 11.9% more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC865.73
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC37,954.24
|
?? | |
pay 42.6% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.51
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC256.91
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 43.7% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
|
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