Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 55.8% cheaper than Monaco.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.8% less in San Salvador
- Groceries
-
pay 28.3% less in San Salvador
- Transportation
-
pay 12.6% less in San Salvador
- Housing
-
pay 68.9% less in San Salvador
- Childcare
-
pay 89.4% less in San Salvador
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 69.8% less in San Salvador
- Clothing
-
pay 56.6% less in San Salvador
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in San Salvador.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 64.8% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.90
€18.42
|
$10.00
SVC87.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.33
€10.86
|
$7.00
SVC61.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
€4.12
|
$1.09
SVC9.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.08
€6.24
|
$0.91
SVC7.98
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
Monaco
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.56
€5.78
|
$2.12
SVC18.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.04
€7.08
|
$3.24
SVC28.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.26
|
$7.39
SVC64.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.14
|
$3.04
SVC26.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
€4.19
|
$2.78
SVC24.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
€1.82
|
$1.44
SVC12.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$0.77
SVC6.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$1.17
SVC10.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
€1.58
|
$1.22
SVC10.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.83
|
$0.99
SVC8.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.28
|
$0.98
SVC8.53
|
|
pay 12.6% less for transportation
Monaco
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.55
€7.53
|
$3.97
SVC34.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€20.78
|
$20.00
SVC174.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,276.05
€40,780.31
|
$25,000.00
SVC218,631.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€17.95
|
$33.43
SVC292.33
|
|
pay 68.9% less for housing
Monaco
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.09
€53.84
|
$42.14
SVC368.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,084.96
€7,124.79
|
$858.33
SVC7,506.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,430.58
€5,666.88
|
$641.67
SVC5,611.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$235.04
€207.13
|
$81.52
SVC712.91
|
|
pay 89.4% less for childcare
Monaco
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,089.94
€1,841.74
|
$160.29
SVC1,401.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,736.55
€37,661.16
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,203.58
|
|
pay 69.8% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€7.56
|
$2.00
SVC17.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.62
€5.83
|
$3.24
SVC28.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.81
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$515.79
€454.53
|
$30.67
SVC268.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€11.33
|
$5.50
SVC48.10
|
|
pay 56.6% less for clothing
Monaco
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$174.43
€153.71
|
$72.14
SVC630.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.29
€66.35
|
$47.86
SVC418.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$219.18
€193.15
|
$112.14
SVC980.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$625.91
€551.58
|
$108.33
SVC947.40
|
|
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