Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 69.2% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.76
|
$18.76
€17.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.43
|
$11.79
€11.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
$3.14
€2.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC8.01
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
|
pay 10.2% more for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
$2.89
€2.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
$4.13
€3.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.82
|
$5.15
€4.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.64
|
$3.08
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.36
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
$1.11
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
$1.70
€1.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
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pay 84.0% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.87
|
$7.50
€7.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
$71.38
€67.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC219,406.38
|
$34,296.42
€32,525.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC293.37
|
$17.79
€16.87
|
|
pay 10.1% more for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
$22.48
€21.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,532.95
|
$1,111.66
€1,054.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,631.43
|
$870.64
€825.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC715.44
|
$99.35
€94.22
|
|
pay 97.0% more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
$338.03
€320.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
$10,508.28
€9,965.65
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.42
|
$4.76
€4.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
$11.36
€10.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC269.14
|
$47.76
€45.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.27
|
$18.22
€17.28
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
$100.00
€94.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
$31.76
€30.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
$89.57
€84.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
$111.24
€105.50
|
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