Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 29.8% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 5.5% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,158
|
$9.00
SVC78.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥811
|
$6.50
SVC56.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥198
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥135
|
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
|
pay 33.0% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥242
|
$1.76
SVC15.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,090
|
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥835
|
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥313
|
$2.64
SVC23.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥583
|
$2.45
SVC21.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥506
|
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥233
|
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥509
|
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥346
|
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥351
|
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥273
|
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
|
pay 25.1% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥730
|
$3.98
SVC34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,582
|
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,300,938
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,401
|
$29.85
SVC260.49
|
|
pay 23.8% less for housing
Tokyo
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,357
|
$45.33
SVC395.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥172,745
|
$672.22
SVC5,865.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥102,787
|
$525.00
SVC4,580.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,271
|
$52.28
SVC456.12
|
|
pay 79.2% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥94,312
|
$99.22
SVC865.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,606,003
|
$4,350.00
SVC37,954.24
|
|
pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥637
|
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥542
|
$2.46
SVC21.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥695
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,144
|
$29.44
SVC256.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,085
|
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,678
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,137
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,016
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥15,873
|
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
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