Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 45.8% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in San Jose instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 47.6% more for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.15
|
$10.83
CRC5,442.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
$1.99
CRC1,001.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
$1.46
CRC734.16
|
|
pay 21.5% more for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$2.60
CRC1,304.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$4.26
CRC2,143.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
$7.23
CRC3,634.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
$3.26
CRC1,639.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
$4.41
CRC2,214.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$1.95
CRC980.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$0.63
CRC316.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$1.59
CRC799.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$1.35
CRC677.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$1.30
CRC653.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$1.19
CRC598.48
|
|
pay 30.9% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
$5.49
CRC2,757.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$38.02
CRC19,107.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
$36,925.49
CRC18,555,653.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
$15.94
CRC8,010.67
|
|
pay 9.2% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$53.59
CRC26,932.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
$742.08
CRC372,906.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
$463.60
CRC232,967.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
$63.06
CRC31,686.46
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$521.49
CRC262,057.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$12,425.72
CRC6,244,123.06
|
|
pay 51.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$2.92
CRC1,464.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
$3.69
CRC1,854.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$5.05
CRC2,539.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
$59.70
CRC30,000.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$73.59
CRC36,978.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$50.81
CRC25,534.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$125.98
CRC63,308.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$117.31
CRC58,952.04
|
|
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