Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 0.0% cheaper than Georgetown.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 4.0% less for restaurants
|
Georgetown
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,491.66
|
$10.00
SVC87.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,794.00
|
$7.00
SVC61.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD254.15
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD149.50
|
$0.91
SVC8.01
|
|
pay 14.7% less for groceries
|
Georgetown
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD420.74
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,123.50
|
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,582.38
|
$7.39
SVC64.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD714.28
|
$3.04
SVC26.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD551.26
|
$2.78
SVC24.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD373.89
|
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD252.55
|
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD356.19
|
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD429.07
|
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD148.20
|
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD195.31
|
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
|
pay 11.0% more for transportation
|
Georgetown
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD839.44
|
$3.97
SVC34.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,979.99
|
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,288,992.09
|
$25,000.00
SVC219,406.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,079.65
|
$33.43
SVC293.37
|
|
pay 42.4% more for housing
|
Georgetown
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,832.05
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD129,430.16
|
$858.33
SVC7,532.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,969.30
|
$641.67
SVC5,631.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,794.68
|
$81.52
SVC715.44
|
|
pay 78.5% less for childcare
|
Georgetown
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD183,913.82
|
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,871,600.66
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
|
pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgetown
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD448.50
|
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD813.94
|
$3.24
SVC28.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD458.47
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,139.42
|
$30.67
SVC269.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,245.83
|
$5.50
SVC48.27
|
|
pay 37.4% more for clothing
|
Georgetown
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,973.31
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,963.31
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,541.29
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,943.29
|
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
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