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
SVC87.15
|
$4.86
CVE513.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
$6.32
CVE667.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
$1.78
CVE188.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
$1.12
CVE118.22
|
|
pay 32.4% more for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$2.95
CVE311.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$7.94
CVE839.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
$4.78
CVE505.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
$2.20
CVE232.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
$2.61
CVE276.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$2.00
CVE210.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$1.32
CVE139.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$1.56
CVE164.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$2.23
CVE236.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$1.21
CVE128.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.88
CVE93.21
|
|
pay 7.3% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
$6.31
CVE666.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$20.42
CVE2,157.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
$17.26
CVE1,823.78
|
|
pay 2.6% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$51.28
CVE5,419.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
$583.34
CVE61,649.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
$388.89
CVE41,099.35
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
$113.61
CVE12,006.59
|
|
pay 37.1% less for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$110.42
CVE11,669.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$3,266.68
CVE345,234.57
|
|
pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$2.48
CVE262.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
$1.49
CVE157.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
$36.46
CVE3,853.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
$5.83
CVE616.49
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$48.61
CVE5,137.42
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$38.89
CVE4,109.94
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$87.50
CVE9,247.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$131.25
CVE13,871.03
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