Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 29.8% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 42.3% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
San Salvador
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.72
|
$9.00
SVC78.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
$6.50
SVC56.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.48
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
|
pay 19.5% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
San Salvador
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$1.76
SVC15.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.89
|
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.75
|
$6.82
SVC59.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
$2.64
SVC23.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.53
|
$2.45
SVC21.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
|
pay 17.0% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
San Salvador
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.87
|
$3.98
SVC34.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.56
|
$21.74
SVC189.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,121.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.08
|
$29.85
SVC260.60
|
|
pay 31.2% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.28
|
$45.33
SVC395.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
$672.22
SVC5,867.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£671.26
|
$525.00
SVC4,582.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£147.14
|
$52.28
SVC456.32
|
|
pay 82.7% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
$99.22
SVC866.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
$4,350.00
SVC37,971.05
|
|
pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
San Salvador
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.97
|
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.88
|
$2.46
SVC21.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.54
|
$29.44
SVC257.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.61
|
$5.00
SVC43.64
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
San Salvador
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
$53.50
SVC467.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.51
|
$41.12
SVC358.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
$81.36
SVC710.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.89
|
$85.00
SVC741.96
|
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