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Saint John's vs. San Salvador Cost of Living Summary

Saint John's is 18.8% more expensive than San Salvador.

Restaurants: pay 61.1% more in Saint John's
Groceries: pay 70.7% more in Saint John's
Transportation: pay 43.2% more in Saint John's
Housing: pay 26.4% more in Saint John's
Childcare: pay 71.2% less in Saint John's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.1% more in Saint John's
Clothing: pay 32.0% less in Saint John's

The cost of groceries, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing in Saint John's are more expensive than in San Salvador. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Saint John's.

Saint John's vs. San Salvador Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint John's instead of San Salvador, you would:

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pay 61.1% more for restaurants

	San Salvador	Saint John's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 SVC61.08	$13.88 EC$37.50	+98.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SVC61.08	$11.10 EC$30.00	+58.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 SVC9.90	$2.07 EC$5.60	+82.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 SVC7.95	$0.96 EC$2.58	+4.9%
Average			+61.1%

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pay 70.7% more for groceries

	San Salvador	Saint John's
Bread 1 loaf	$1.95 SVC17.01	$2.78 EC$7.50	+42.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.77 SVC32.86	$4.07 EC$11.00	+8.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.84 SVC59.68	$8.40 EC$22.71	+22.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.01 SVC26.26	$5.37 EC$14.50	+78.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.99 SVC26.05	$3.69 EC$9.98	+23.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 SVC15.46	$2.96 EC$8.00	+67.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SVC6.60	$1.11 EC$3.00	+46.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 SVC10.17	$3.70 EC$10.00	+217.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 SVC10.61	$3.70 EC$10.00	+204.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 SVC8.44	$1.30 EC$3.50	+33.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SVC8.51	$1.30 EC$3.50	+32.8%
Average			+70.7%

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pay 43.2% more for transportation

	San Salvador	Saint John's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.82 SVC33.34	$6.29 EC$17.00	+64.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.00 SVC130.88	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,500.00 SVC222,494.28	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	-7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.93 SVC261.12	$51.53 EC$139.27	+72.2%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 26.4% more for housing

	San Salvador	Saint John's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.33 SVC378.09	$77.58 EC$209.67	+79.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$900.00 SVC7,852.74	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	+16.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.33 SVC6,616.66	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	-10.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.16 SVC716.84	$99.04 EC$267.65	+20.5%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 71.2% less for childcare

	San Salvador	Saint John's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	-71.2%
Average			-71.2%

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pay 33.1% more for entertainment and sports

	San Salvador	Saint John's
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	$3.95 EC$10.67	+21.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 SVC34.90	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.80 SVC268.74	$61.67 EC$166.67	+100.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.25 SVC45.81	$6.20 EC$16.75	+18.1%
Average			+33.1%

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pay 32.0% less for clothing

	San Salvador	Saint John's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.60 SVC546.20	$50.00 EC$135.13	-20.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.83 SVC399.91	??
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	??
Average			-32.0%

San Salvador vs. Saint John's - Cost of clothing

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