Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 0.5% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.15
|
$6.97
R$42.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
$6.10
R$37.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
$1.14
R$6.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
$0.76
R$4.65
|
|
pay 34.6% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$1.57
R$9.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$4.43
R$26.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
$3.57
R$21.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
$2.10
R$12.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
$1.42
R$8.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$0.87
R$5.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$0.57
R$3.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$0.50
R$3.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$0.70
R$4.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$0.51
R$3.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.54
R$3.26
|
|
pay 7.9% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
$3.79
R$23.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$43.46
R$264.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
$24,385.57
R$148,410.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
$7.21
R$43.89
|
|
pay 53.5% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$19.32
R$117.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
$360.74
R$2,195.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
$223.88
R$1,362.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
$51.47
R$313.25
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$461.58
R$2,809.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$11,525.09
R$70,141.68
|
|
pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$1.74
R$10.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
$1.75
R$10.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$2.09
R$12.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
$23.80
R$144.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
$6.97
R$42.40
|
|
pay 33.6% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$50.89
R$309.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$41.19
R$250.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$64.43
R$392.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$55.71
R$339.03
|
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