Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 43.0% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in St. George's instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 54.3% more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
St. George's
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.77
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.89
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 27.6% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.37
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.08
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.46
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.30
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
San Salvador
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.81
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.26
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,536.95
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC261.29
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 1.8% more for housing
San Salvador
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC396.76
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,883.32
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,594.83
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC457.52
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 28.8% less for childcare
San Salvador
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC868.40
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC38,071.43
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 40.2% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.57
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.70
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 38.6% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC468.23
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.93
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC712.10
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.92
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
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