Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 2.9 times more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.76
|
$21.44
€20.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.43
|
$13.93
€13.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
$3.23
€3.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC8.01
|
$2.79
€2.65
|
|
pay 24.5% more for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
$2.06
€1.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
$6.58
€6.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.82
|
$4.76
€4.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.64
|
$4.81
€4.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.36
|
$6.45
€6.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
$1.03
€0.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
$1.81
€1.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
$0.96
€0.91
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.87
|
$8.09
€7.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
$87.51
€82.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC219,406.38
|
$35,207.42
€33,389.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC293.37
|
$24.86
€23.58
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
$47.53
€45.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,532.95
|
$2,189.86
€2,076.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,631.43
|
$1,816.26
€1,722.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC715.44
|
$206.94
€196.26
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
$2,377.37
€2,254.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
$14,444.53
€13,698.64
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.42
|
$4.20
€3.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
$13.40
€12.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC269.14
|
$65.86
€62.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.27
|
$15.00
€14.23
|
|
pay 1.7% more for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
$92.54
€87.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
$37.12
€35.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
$106.57
€101.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
$114.59
€108.67
|
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