Cost of living comparison
Praia is 0.8% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Praia instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 6.3% more for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.76
|
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.43
|
$6.32
CVE660.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
$1.78
CVE186.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC8.01
|
$1.12
CVE116.96
|
|
pay 32.4% more for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
$2.95
CVE308.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
$7.94
CVE830.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.82
|
$4.78
CVE500.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.64
|
$2.20
CVE229.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.36
|
$2.61
CVE273.21
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
$2.00
CVE208.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
$1.32
CVE138.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
$1.56
CVE162.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
$2.23
CVE233.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
$1.21
CVE126.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
$0.88
CVE92.22
|
|
pay 7.3% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.87
|
$6.31
CVE659.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
$20.42
CVE2,134.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC219,406.38
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC293.37
|
$17.26
CVE1,804.41
|
|
pay 2.6% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
$51.28
CVE5,362.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,532.95
|
$583.34
CVE60,994.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,631.43
|
$388.89
CVE40,662.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC715.44
|
$113.61
CVE11,879.07
|
|
pay 37.1% less for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
$110.42
CVE11,545.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
$3,266.68
CVE341,567.84
|
|
pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
$2.48
CVE259.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.42
|
$1.49
CVE155.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC269.14
|
$36.46
CVE3,812.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.27
|
$5.83
CVE609.94
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
$48.61
CVE5,082.85
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
$38.89
CVE4,066.28
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
$87.50
CVE9,149.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
$131.25
CVE13,723.71
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