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Roseau vs. San Salvador Cost of Living Summary

Roseau is 26.2% more expensive than San Salvador.

Restaurants: pay 66.8% more in Roseau
Groceries: pay 50.9% more in Roseau
Transportation: pay 82.7% more in Roseau
Housing: pay 11.4% less in Roseau
Childcare: pay 25.6% less in Roseau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.7% more in Roseau
Clothing: pay 22.4% less in Roseau

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Roseau are more expensive than in San Salvador. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and housing are lower in Roseau. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Roseau.

Roseau vs. San Salvador Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Roseau instead of San Salvador, you would:

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pay 66.8% more for restaurants

	San Salvador	Roseau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 SVC61.08	$7.40 EC$20.00	+5.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SVC61.08	$7.03 EC$19.00	+0.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 SVC9.90	$2.47 EC$6.67	+117.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 SVC7.95	$2.22 EC$6.00	+143.6%
Average			+66.8%

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pay 50.9% more for groceries

	San Salvador	Roseau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.95 SVC17.01	$2.10 EC$5.67	+7.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.77 SVC32.86	$1.20 EC$3.25	-68.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.84 SVC59.68	$12.61 EC$34.07	+84.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.01 SVC26.26	$5.60 EC$15.13	+85.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.99 SVC26.05	$5.09 EC$13.76	+70.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 SVC15.46	$2.91 EC$7.86	+64.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SVC6.60	$1.07 EC$2.90	+41.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 SVC10.17	$2.03 EC$5.49	+74.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 SVC10.61	$2.33 EC$6.30	+91.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 SVC8.44	$1.62 EC$4.37	+67.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SVC8.51	$1.37 EC$3.71	+40.7%
Average			+50.9%

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pay 82.7% more for transportation

	San Salvador	Roseau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.82 SVC33.34	$5.39 EC$14.58	+41.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.00 SVC130.88	$53.13 EC$143.58	+254.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,500.00 SVC222,494.28	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	+37.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.93 SVC261.12	$29.23 EC$79.00	-2.3%
Average			+82.7%

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pay 11.4% less for housing

	San Salvador	Roseau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.33 SVC378.09	$70.92 EC$191.67	+63.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$900.00 SVC7,852.74	$283.68 EC$766.67	-68.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.33 SVC6,616.66	$203.51 EC$550.00	-73.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.16 SVC716.84	$108.58 EC$293.44	+32.2%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 25.6% less for childcare

	San Salvador	Roseau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	$129.51 EC$350.00	-20.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	-30.8%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 42.7% more for entertainment and sports

	San Salvador	Roseau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SVC17.45	$1.85 EC$5.00	-7.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.25 SVC28.35	$4.13 EC$11.17	+27.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 SVC34.90	$7.40 EC$20.00	+85.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.80 SVC268.74	$46.25 EC$125.00	+50.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.25 SVC45.81	$8.33 EC$22.50	+58.6%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 22.4% less for clothing

	San Salvador	Roseau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.60 SVC546.20	$55.50 EC$150.00	-11.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.83 SVC399.91	$37.00 EC$100.00	-19.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	$74.00 EC$200.00	-43.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.17 SVC952.51	$92.51 EC$250.00	-15.3%
Average			-22.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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