Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 66.7% more expensive than Havana.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Havana, you would:
pay 11.3% more for restaurants
|
Havana
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.40
CUC4.40
|
$10.00
SVC87.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
CUC6.50
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
CUC2.20
|
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CUC1.50
|
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
|
pay 8.0% more for groceries
|
Havana
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CUC1.06
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.48
CUC12.48
|
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
CUC3.58
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
CUC2.38
|
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CUC0.64
|
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
CUC1.12
|
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
CUC0.78
|
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
CUC1.30
|
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
CUC1.29
|
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
|
pay 67.6% more for transportation
|
Havana
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
CUC4.71
|
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
CUC25.00
|
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$60,000.00
CUC60,000.00
|
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.20
CUC7.20
|
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
|
pay 99.5% more for housing
|
Havana
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.00
CUC75.00
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.87
CUC363.87
|
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.40
CUC289.40
|
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.68
CUC28.68
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
|
pay 0.2% more for childcare
|
Havana
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.00
CUC112.00
|
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,000.00
CUC10,000.00
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Havana
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CUC2.00
|
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
CUC1.21
|
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
CUC4.00
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.33
CUC40.33
|
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$0.85
CUC0.85
|
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
|
pay 50.2% more for clothing
|
Havana
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.75
CUC39.75
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.67
CUC33.67
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.25
CUC76.25
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.33
CUC83.33
|
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
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