Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 2.5% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 22.0% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
$10.00
SVC87.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$7.50
SVC65.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$1.05
SVC9.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.91
SVC7.96
|
|
pay 9.0% more for groceries
Santiago
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$3.20
SVC28.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$7.42
SVC64.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$3.05
SVC26.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$2.63
SVC22.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
Santiago
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$4.05
SVC35.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4800
|
$25.00
SVC218.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF591.1900
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,463.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
$29.00
SVC253.51
|
|
pay 38.4% more for housing
Santiago
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
$42.14
SVC368.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.3600
|
$842.86
SVC7,368.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.4600
|
$635.71
SVC5,557.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.9700
|
$78.66
SVC687.58
|
|
pay 46.1% less for childcare
Santiago
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
$165.62
SVC1,447.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF231.7700
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,087.01
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$3.04
SVC26.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
$29.88
SVC261.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 40.5% more for clothing
Santiago
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
$69.29
SVC605.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
$54.86
SVC479.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5200
|
$99.29
SVC867.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
$104.43
SVC912.88
|
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