Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 5.4% cheaper than Kingstown.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 22.8% less for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
San Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.00
SVC87.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$7.00
SVC61.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$0.91
SVC8.01
|
|
pay 27.7% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
San Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$7.39
SVC64.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$3.04
SVC26.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$2.78
SVC24.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
|
pay 32.0% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$3.97
SVC34.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$25,000.00
SVC219,406.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$33.43
SVC293.37
|
|
pay 74.5% more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$858.33
SVC7,532.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$641.67
SVC5,631.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$81.52
SVC715.44
|
|
pay 13.4% less for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
|
pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$3.24
SVC28.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$30.67
SVC269.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$5.50
SVC48.27
|
|
pay 16.0% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
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