Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 8.4% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 21.3% more for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.15
|
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
$8.49
ARS8,675.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
$1.47
ARS1,501.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
$1.08
ARS1,108.26
|
|
pay 16.9% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$2.16
ARS2,202.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$5.19
ARS5,306.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
$5.04
ARS5,150.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
$2.31
ARS2,357.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
$2.80
ARS2,864.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$0.92
ARS944.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$0.87
ARS893.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$0.61
ARS619.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$1.00
ARS1,021.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$0.43
ARS436.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.51
ARS516.42
|
|
pay 35.5% less for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
$3.50
ARS3,581.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
$23,250.00
ARS23,758,884.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
$7.35
ARS7,510.87
|
|
pay 41.9% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$23.79
ARS24,315.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
$513.68
ARS524,920.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
$357.39
ARS365,214.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
$49.23
ARS50,311.14
|
|
pay 6.6% more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$216.50
ARS221,238.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$4,476.88
ARS4,574,864.66
|
|
pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$1.80
ARS1,839.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
$2.98
ARS3,049.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$2.40
ARS2,452.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
$27.22
ARS27,814.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
$5.00
ARS5,109.44
|
|
pay 23.0% more for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$89.58
ARS91,535.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$74.73
ARS76,364.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$114.08
ARS116,573.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$119.22
ARS121,827.38
|
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