Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 38.9% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 3.4% more for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$201.99
|
$10.00
SVC87.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
$7.00
SVC61.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.96
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.72
|
$0.91
SVC8.01
|
|
pay 14.9% more for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.88
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$99.01
|
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$112.04
|
$7.39
SVC64.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.40
|
$3.04
SVC26.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.64
|
$2.78
SVC24.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.85
|
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.62
|
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.25
|
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.83
|
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.31
|
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.84
|
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$94.34
|
$3.97
SVC34.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$363.58
|
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$378,725.33
|
$25,000.00
SVC219,406.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.70
|
$33.43
SVC293.37
|
|
pay 64.0% more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$496.00
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,178.82
|
$858.33
SVC7,532.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$11,072.55
|
$641.67
SVC5,631.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$616.69
|
$81.52
SVC715.44
|
|
pay 45.0% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,758.13
|
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$171,448.36
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
|
pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.55
|
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$61.16
|
$3.24
SVC28.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$79.78
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,092.28
|
$30.67
SVC269.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$100.99
|
$5.50
SVC48.27
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,146.56
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$835.35
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,871.60
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,870.32
|
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
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