Cost of living comparison

Reykjavik, Iceland

compared to

San Salvador, El Salvador

San Salvador vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 36.3% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 58.7% less in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 27.2% less in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 32.2% less in San Salvador
Housing: pay 27.4% less in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 20.3% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.4% less in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 27.0% less in San Salvador

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in San Salvador.

San Salvador vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Reykjavik, you would:

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pay 58.7% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 ISK2,527	$10.00 SVC87.50	-50.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.02 ISK2,277	$7.00 SVC61.25	-61.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.15 ISK399	$1.09 SVC9.52	-65.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 ISK276	$0.91 SVC7.98	-58.2%
Average			-58.7%

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pay 27.2% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$3.61 ISK456	$2.12 SVC18.55	-41.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.76 ISK980	$3.24 SVC28.32	-58.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 ISK809	$7.39 SVC64.62	+15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 ISK727	$3.04 SVC26.56	-47.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.45 ISK1,194	$2.78 SVC24.29	-70.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 ISK177	$1.44 SVC12.62	+2.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 ISK128	$0.77 SVC6.72	-23.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 ISK154	$1.17 SVC10.20	-4.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.22 ISK281	$1.22 SVC10.64	-45.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ISK181	$0.99 SVC8.69	-30.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 ISK118	$0.98 SVC8.54	+4.4%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 32.2% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.50 ISK1,074	$3.97 SVC34.77	-53.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.95 ISK9,472	$20.00 SVC175.01	-73.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,450.45 ISK5,364,463	$25,000.00 SVC218,760.68	-41.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.05 ISK3,039	$33.43 SVC292.50	+39.0%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 27.4% less for housing

	Reykjavik	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.87 ISK8,829	$42.14 SVC368.77	-39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,971.17 ISK249,097	$858.33 SVC7,510.78	-56.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,803.44 ISK227,901	$641.67 SVC5,614.86	-64.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.95 ISK6,818	$81.52 SVC713.33	+51.1%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 20.3% less for childcare

	Reykjavik	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.14 ISK31,863	$160.29 SVC1,402.57	-36.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK757,461	$5,740.67 SVC50,233.28	-4.2%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 61.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.81 ISK1,366	$2.00 SVC17.50	-81.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.31 ISK670	$3.24 SVC28.34	-39.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.25 ISK1,547	$4.00 SVC35.00	-67.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.95 ISK8,839	$30.67 SVC268.35	-56.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.77 ISK1,867	$5.50 SVC48.13	-62.8%
Average			-61.4%

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pay 27.0% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.97 ISK13,771	$72.14 SVC631.28	-33.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.72 ISK6,283	$47.86 SVC418.77	-3.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$151.85 ISK19,190	$112.14 SVC981.30	-26.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$194.16 ISK24,536	$108.33 SVC947.96	-44.2%
Average			-27.0%

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