Cost of living comparison

El Salvador

compared to

New Zealand

Wellington vs. San Salvador Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 43.3% more expensive than San Salvador.

Restaurants: pay 74.1% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 4.7% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 38.6% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 42.0% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 6.1% less in Wellington

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, transportation, and groceries in Wellington are more expensive than in San Salvador. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

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Wellington vs. San Salvador Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.1% more for restaurants

	San Salvador	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.75 SVC59.06	$13.73 NZ$24.27	+103.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SVC61.25	$9.02 NZ$15.95	+28.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 SVC10.01	$2.42 NZ$4.28	+111.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 SVC7.29	$1.71 NZ$3.02	+105.0%
Average			+74.1%

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pay 4.7% more for groceries

	San Salvador	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 SVC24.94	$2.16 NZ$3.82	-24.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.85 SVC33.72	$4.62 NZ$8.18	+20.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 SVC60.81	$7.12 NZ$12.59	+2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 SVC26.39	$6.89 NZ$12.19	+128.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.16 SVC27.66	$4.37 NZ$7.73	+38.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.29 SVC20.07	$1.40 NZ$2.47	-39.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 SVC5.54	$0.99 NZ$1.75	+56.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SVC10.35	$1.37 NZ$2.42	+15.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 SVC13.68	$2.93 NZ$5.18	+87.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.33 SVC11.65	$0.95 NZ$1.69	-28.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.49 SVC13.05	$0.57 NZ$1.01	-61.8%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 38.6% more for transportation

	San Salvador	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.75 SVC41.60	$7.03 NZ$12.44	+47.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.50 SVC328.13	$101.23 NZ$179.01	+169.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SVC219K	$25,203.61 NZ$44,568.72	+0.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.00 SVC262.50	$16.19 NZ$28.63	-46.0%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 42.0% more for housing

	San Salvador	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.50 SVC371.88	$53.32 NZ$94.29	+25.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$898.99 SVC7,866.27	$1,215.08 NZ$2,148.69	+35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$770.00 SVC6,737.58	$1,141.32 NZ$2,018.26	+48.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.35 SVC869.35	$149.83 NZ$264.95	+50.8%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	San Salvador	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.67 SVC1,423.35	$1,055.30 NZ$1,866.14	+548.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,720.00 SVC41,300.50	$12,899.11 NZ$22,810.11	+173.3%
Average			+321.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	San Salvador	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SVC17.50	$7.28 NZ$12.88	+264.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 SVC31.02	$3.34 NZ$5.91	-5.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 SVC35.00	$25.18 NZ$44.53	+529.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.60 SVC276.50	$38.09 NZ$67.36	+20.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SVC43.75	$12.04 NZ$21.30	+140.9%
Average			+100.8%

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pay 6.1% less for clothing

	San Salvador	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.15 SVC587.57	$77.76 NZ$137.50	+15.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.00 SVC411.25	$28.15 NZ$49.78	-40.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.33 SVC1,035.43	$101.77 NZ$179.97	-14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.00 SVC1,023.76	$152.66 NZ$269.95	+30.5%
Average			-6.1%

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