Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 56.9% more expensive than San Salvador.
- Restaurants
-
pay 92.0% more in Madrid
- Groceries
-
pay 1.2% more in Madrid
- Transportation
-
pay 43.2% more in Madrid
- Housing
-
pay 43.4% more in Madrid
- Childcare
-
pay 2.6 times more in Madrid
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 52.8% more in Madrid
- Clothing
-
pay 0.6% more in Madrid
The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and groceries in Madrid are more expensive than in San Salvador. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Madrid.
If you lived in Madrid instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 92.0% more for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.60
|
$16.08
€14.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.32
|
$10.72
€9.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.53
|
$2.79
€2.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.99
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
|
pay 1.2% more for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.57
|
$1.50
€1.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.35
|
$6.92
€6.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.70
|
$4.41
€4.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.59
|
$3.05
€2.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.32
|
$3.78
€3.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.64
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.73
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.21
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.65
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.70
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.54
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
pay 43.2% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.80
|
$6.79
€6.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.20
|
$42.87
€39.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC219,005.20
|
$35,759.38
€33,012.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC292.83
|
$14.90
€13.75
|
|
pay 43.4% more for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC369.18
|
$31.85
€29.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,519.18
|
$1,468.90
€1,356.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,621.13
|
$1,074.71
€992.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC714.13
|
$130.03
€120.04
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,404.14
|
$567.57
€523.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,289.43
|
$10,069.47
€9,296.04
|
|
pay 52.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.52
|
$3.75
€3.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.37
|
$2.59
€2.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.04
|
$6.43
€5.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC268.65
|
$43.11
€39.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.18
|
$10.72
€9.89
|
|
pay 0.6% more for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC631.99
|
$90.50
€83.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC419.24
|
$37.21
€34.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC982.39
|
$97.88
€90.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC949.02
|
$121.40
€112.07
|
|
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