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Bolivia

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El Salvador

San Salvador vs. Sucre Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 2.4 times more expensive than Sucre.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 49.3% more in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.7% more in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 76.7% more in San Salvador

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

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San Salvador vs. Sucre Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Sucre	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.53 BOB17.93	$6.75 SVC59.06	+340.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.63 BOB42.45	$7.00 SVC61.25	+92.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BOB9.68	$1.14 SVC10.01	+38.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 BOB6.34	$0.83 SVC7.29	+53.6%
Average			+164.3%

Sucre vs. San Salvador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Sucre	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 BOB15.83	$2.85 SVC24.94	+110.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.05 BOB23.98	$3.85 SVC33.72	+87.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 BOB36.79	$6.95 SVC60.81	+120.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.30 BOB15.19	$3.02 SVC26.39	+132.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.15 BOB13.49	$3.16 SVC27.66	+173.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 BOB9.55	$2.29 SVC20.07	+180.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 BOB4.56	$0.63 SVC5.54	+62.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.33 BOB3.82	$1.18 SVC10.35	+262.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 BOB15.22	$1.56 SVC13.68	+20.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 BOB2.28	$1.33 SVC11.65	+582.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 BOB3.82	$1.49 SVC13.05	+356.7%
Average			+158.4%

Sucre vs. San Salvador - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Sucre	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.74 BOB32.04	$4.75 SVC41.60	+73.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.50 SVC328.13
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$25,000.00 SVC219K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.21 BOB49.26	$30.00 SVC262.50	+612.1%
Average			+137.5%

Sucre vs. San Salvador - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Sucre	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.62 BOB252.82	$42.50 SVC371.88	+96.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$463.54 BOB5,419.86	$898.99 SVC7,866.27	+93.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.77 BOB3,329.62	$770.00 SVC6,737.58	+170.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.83 BOB126.67	$99.35 SVC869.35	+817.1%
Average			+179.8%

Sucre vs. San Salvador - Cost of housing

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pay 49.3% more for childcare

	Sucre	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$108.92 BOB1,273.54	$162.67 SVC1,423.35	+49.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$4,720.00 SVC41,300.50
Average			+49.3%

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pay 26.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Sucre	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 BOB24.79	$2.00 SVC17.50	-5.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 BOB21.14	$3.55 SVC31.02	+96.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.18 BOB13.80	$4.00 SVC35.00	+239.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.25 BOB341.96	$31.60 SVC276.50	+8.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 BOB65.34	$5.00 SVC43.75	-10.5%
Average			+26.7%

Sucre vs. San Salvador - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 76.7% more for clothing

	Sucre	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.00 BOB420.93	$67.15 SVC587.57	+86.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$47.00 SVC411.25
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 BOB841.85	$118.33 SVC1,035.43	+64.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.00 BOB760.01	$117.00 SVC1,023.76	+80.0%
Average			+76.7%

Sucre vs. San Salvador - Cost of clothing

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