Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 7.2% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Prague, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
|
Prague
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
CZK255.73
|
$10.00
SVC87.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
CZK204.59
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
CZK41.98
|
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
CZK33.49
|
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
|
pay 30.6% more for groceries
|
Prague
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
CZK34.28
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
CZK144.38
|
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
CZK95.38
|
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
CZK61.63
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
CZK94.33
|
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK18.44
|
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
CZK17.63
|
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CZK21.53
|
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
CZK35.52
|
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CZK13.83
|
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
CZK13.17
|
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
|
pay 26.5% more for transportation
|
Prague
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
CZK147.70
|
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.35
CZK562.62
|
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,475.49
CZK613,763.19
|
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.99
CZK313.02
|
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
|
pay 0.9% more for housing
|
Prague
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.68
CZK474.04
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.35
CZK27,184.59
|
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$837.45
CZK20,176.12
|
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$223.37
CZK5,381.41
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
|
pay 64.3% less for childcare
|
Prague
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.18
CZK17,182.21
|
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,763.21
CZK283,402.72
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
|
pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Prague
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.40
CZK57.80
|
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
CZK74.13
|
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.54
CZK157.53
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.73
CZK1,535.47
|
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.61
CZK255.73
|
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
|
pay 9.6% more for clothing
|
Prague
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.44
CZK1,986.17
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
CZK871.46
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.56
CZK2,230.01
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.10
CZK2,676.69
|
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
|
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