Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 2.2 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.96
|
$9.00
SVC78.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.55
|
$6.50
SVC56.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.16
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.09
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.76
|
$1.76
SVC15.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺85.01
|
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.91
|
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.57
|
$2.64
SVC23.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.71
|
$2.45
SVC21.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.97
|
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.98
|
$1.06
SVC9.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.74
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.99
|
$3.98
SVC34.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.47
|
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,116,678.54
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.60
|
$29.85
SVC261.08
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Turkey
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.35
|
$45.33
SVC396.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,095.55
|
$672.22
SVC5,878.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,681.90
|
$525.00
SVC4,591.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,609.13
|
$52.28
SVC457.16
|
|
pay 7.5% less for childcare
Turkey
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,396.08
|
$99.22
SVC867.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,845.96
|
$4,350.00
SVC38,041.05
|
|
pay 65.9% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.90
|
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.29
|
$2.46
SVC21.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.16
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.71
|
$29.44
SVC257.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.25
|
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
|
pay 66.6% more for clothing
Turkey
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.84
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.60
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,045.49
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,383.73
|
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
|
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