Cost of living comparison
Lima is 10.9% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Lima instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 32.2% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.48
|
$5.23
PEN19.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.24
|
$6.10
PEN23.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.52
|
$0.83
PEN3.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.98
|
$0.51
PEN1.93
|
|
pay 27.7% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.55
|
$2.42
PEN9.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.31
|
$4.22
PEN16.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.61
|
$4.95
PEN18.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.55
|
$2.70
PEN10.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.28
|
$2.25
PEN8.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.62
|
$0.87
PEN3.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.72
|
$0.50
PEN1.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.19
|
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.63
|
$0.52
PEN1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.69
|
$0.53
PEN2.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.53
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.76
|
$5.39
PEN20.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.96
|
$23.85
PEN90.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC218,700.50
|
$23,163.52
PEN87,812.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC292.42
|
$20.14
PEN76.36
|
|
pay 39.8% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.67
|
$26.56
PEN100.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,508.72
|
$575.58
PEN2,182.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,613.31
|
$363.71
PEN1,378.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC713.14
|
$44.01
PEN166.83
|
|
pay 34.8% more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,402.18
|
$213.68
PEN810.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,219.47
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,639.12
|
|
pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
$2.12
PEN8.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.33
|
$2.62
PEN9.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.99
|
$5.30
PEN20.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC268.27
|
$30.52
PEN115.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.11
|
$7.95
PEN30.14
|
|
pay 26.1% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC631.11
|
$42.79
PEN162.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC418.66
|
$34.98
PEN132.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC981.03
|
$85.21
PEN323.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC947.70
|
$94.35
PEN357.68
|
|
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