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El Salvador

San Salvador vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 48.9% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 55.0% less in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 17.8% less in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 31.3% less in San Salvador
Housing: pay 56.5% less in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 88.9% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.4% less in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 14.4% less in San Salvador

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in San Salvador.

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San Salvador vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.0% less for restaurants

	Sydney	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$25.04	$6.75 SVC59.06	-61.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.84 A$17.03	$7.00 SVC61.25	-40.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 A$4.04	$1.14 SVC10.01	-59.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 A$3.19	$0.83 SVC7.29	-62.4%
Average			-55.0%

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pay 17.8% less for groceries

	Sydney	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 A$4.09	$2.85 SVC24.94	+0.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.93 A$8.54	$3.85 SVC33.72	-35.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 A$9.24	$6.95 SVC60.81	+8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.56 A$7.99	$3.02 SVC26.39	-45.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 A$6.24	$3.16 SVC27.66	-27.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 A$2.60	$2.29 SVC20.07	+27.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.09	$0.63 SVC5.54	-56.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 A$2.24	$1.18 SVC10.35	-24.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 A$2.85	$1.56 SVC13.68	-21.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.12	$1.33 SVC11.65	-9.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.54	$1.49 SVC13.05	+39.4%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 31.3% less for transportation

	Sydney	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 A$7.77	$4.75 SVC41.60	-12.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$151.36 A$217.75	$37.50 SVC328.13	-75.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,893.97 A$41,568.07	$25,000.00 SVC219K	-13.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.24 A$23.36	$30.00 SVC262.50	+84.8%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 56.5% less for housing

	Sydney	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.21 A$80.87	$42.50 SVC371.88	-24.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,517.32 A$3,621.52	$898.99 SVC7,866.27	-64.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,743.66 A$2,508.51	$770.00 SVC6,737.58	-55.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.46 A$242.35	$99.35 SVC869.35	-41.0%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 88.9% less for childcare

	Sydney	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,195.71 A$3,158.84	$162.67 SVC1,423.35	-92.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,441.13 A$40,916.61	$4,720.00 SVC41,300.50	-83.4%
Average			-88.9%

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pay 65.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.66 A$11.02	$2.00 SVC17.50	-73.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 A$5.72	$3.55 SVC31.02	-10.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.09	$4.00 SVC35.00	-91.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.28 A$108.30	$31.60 SVC276.50	-58.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.41 A$25.04	$5.00 SVC43.75	-71.3%
Average			-65.4%

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pay 14.4% less for clothing

	Sydney	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.68 A$113.19	$67.15 SVC587.57	-14.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.62 A$100.16	$47.00 SVC411.25	-32.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.40 A$160.26	$118.33 SVC1,035.43	+6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.24 A$191.68	$117.00 SVC1,023.76	-12.2%
Average			-14.4%

Sydney vs. San Salvador - Cost of clothing

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