Cost of living comparison
Castries is 25.4% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Castries instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 27.7% more for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Castries
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.39
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.54
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.21
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.96
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 81.4% more for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Castries
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC27.99
|
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC64.84
|
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.61
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC22.98
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 44.8% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.43
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.47
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,404.36
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.42
|
?? | |
pay 10.7% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Castries
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.27
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,365.46
|
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,555.31
|
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC687.35
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
|
pay 9.8% more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,447.34
|
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,073.11
|
?? | |
pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.53
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.95
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.07
|
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.69
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC605.47
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC479.38
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC867.63
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC912.57
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
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