Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 20.4% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 37.9% less for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
CRC4,898.23
|
$7.50
SVC65.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.08
CRC4,563.57
|
$6.33
SVC55.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,010.35
|
$0.96
SVC8.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
CRC749.53
|
$0.81
SVC7.04
|
|
pay 8.8% less for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
CRC1,272.46
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
CRC1,890.83
|
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
CRC3,505.50
|
$6.95
SVC60.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
CRC1,614.19
|
$2.80
SVC24.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
CRC1,995.44
|
$2.68
SVC23.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CRC899.19
|
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC310.00
|
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC611.26
|
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC613.90
|
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC549.90
|
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CRC559.66
|
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
|
pay 4.5% less for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
CRC2,827.67
|
$3.80
SVC33.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
CRC24,622.77
|
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,063.37
CRC17,619,910.98
|
$24,333.33
SVC212,069.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.62
CRC7,850.42
|
$31.95
SVC278.46
|
|
pay 10.8% less for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
CRC24,372.25
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.04
CRC390,976.50
|
$652.78
SVC5,689.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$547.50
CRC275,129.26
|
$463.89
SVC4,042.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.26
CRC34,300.61
|
$69.00
SVC601.38
|
|
pay 58.4% less for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.07
CRC260,839.84
|
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,987.74
CRC5,521,518.53
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
|
pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CRC1,370.44
|
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
CRC1,836.31
|
$2.82
SVC24.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.58
CRC2,302.68
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.46
CRC29,879.90
|
$30.22
SVC263.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
CRC4,334.66
|
$5.33
SVC46.48
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
CRC32,826.19
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.54
CRC22,382.25
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.39
CRC55,470.51
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.22
CRC48,853.04
|
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
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