Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 58.0% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in San Jose instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 86.1% more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.71
|
$10.09
₡5,071
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.84
|
$9.20
₡4,624
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$1.83
₡918
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
$1.68
₡842
|
|
pay 13.2% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.36
|
$2.05
₡1,030
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
$3.67
₡1,844
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
$7.11
₡3,574
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.07
|
$3.18
₡1,598
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.45
|
$3.84
₡1,928
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
$2.21
₡1,112
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$0.53
₡267
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.29
|
$0.88
₡441
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
$1.08
₡544
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.98
₡493
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
$1.03
₡516
|
|
pay 36.2% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.78
|
$6.17
₡3,098
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
$35.74
₡17,959
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
$32,532.30
₡16,348,881
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC261.08
|
$13.32
₡6,693
|
|
pay 5.4% less for housing
San Salvador
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC396.44
|
$50.83
₡25,546
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,878.63
|
$686.22
₡344,854
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,591.16
|
$420.20
₡211,168
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC457.16
|
$44.00
₡22,114
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC867.71
|
$358.07
₡179,947
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC38,041.05
|
$8,730.45
₡4,387,429
|
|
pay 54.7% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
$2.79
₡1,401
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.56
|
$3.05
₡1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
$4.37
₡2,195
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.49
|
$60.66
₡30,482
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
$7.44
₡3,737
|
|
pay 40.5% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
$85.11
₡42,774
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
$48.81
₡24,527
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
$122.12
₡61,371
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
$113.99
₡57,286
|
|
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