Cost of living comparison
Bern is 3.8 times more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Bern instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.15
|
$26.23
CHF23.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
$4.65
CHF4.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
$4.30
CHF3.85
|
|
pay 93.0% more for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$3.23
CHF2.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$13.69
CHF12.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
$7.62
CHF6.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
$5.84
CHF5.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
$13.31
CHF11.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$1.48
CHF1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$1.08
CHF0.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$2.71
CHF2.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$1.06
CHF0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.98
CHF0.88
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
$7.86
CHF7.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$91.24
CHF81.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,438.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
$43.00
CHF38.43
|
|
pay 85.0% more for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$48.66
CHF43.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
$1,382.42
CHF1,235.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
$978.93
CHF875.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
$253.38
CHF226.49
|
|
pay 12.4 times more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$3,022.33
CHF2,701.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$34,215.09
CHF30,584.36
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$7.41
CHF6.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
$5.39
CHF4.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$10.26
CHF9.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
$71.17
CHF63.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
$22.81
CHF20.39
|
|
pay 63.5% more for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$142.37
CHF127.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$63.68
CHF56.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$167.27
CHF149.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$189.00
CHF168.94
|
|
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