Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 28.4% cheaper than Oranjestad.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 35.2% less for restaurants
Oranjestad
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
AWG34.25
|
$10.00
SVC87.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.27
AWG18.51
|
$7.00
SVC61.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
AWG2.40
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
$0.91
SVC8.01
|
|
pay 24.7% less for groceries
Oranjestad
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.05
AWG5.50
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
AWG10.81
|
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
AWG11.54
|
$7.39
SVC64.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
AWG9.01
|
$3.04
SVC26.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.21
AWG9.39
|
$2.78
SVC24.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
AWG3.22
|
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
AWG1.64
|
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
AWG3.27
|
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
AWG1.91
|
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
AWG1.64
|
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
|
pay 35.8% less for transportation
Oranjestad
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
AWG10.20
|
$3.97
SVC34.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
$25,000.00
SVC219,406.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
$33.43
SVC293.37
|
|
pay 25.4% less for housing
Oranjestad
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.80
AWG165.47
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$810.73
AWG1,461.33
|
$858.33
SVC7,532.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
$641.67
SVC5,631.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.08
AWG301.16
|
$81.52
SVC715.44
|
|
pay 25.6% less for childcare
Oranjestad
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
|
pay 45.6% less for entertainment and sports
Oranjestad
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
AWG5.41
|
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
AWG6.70
|
$3.24
SVC28.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.44
AWG236.93
|
$30.67
SVC269.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$5.50
SVC48.27
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
Oranjestad
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
AWG144.20
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
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