Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 11.5% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Santiago instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 38.8% more for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.15
|
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
$8.24
CLF0.3000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 11.7% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$41.20
CLF1.4800
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
$18,540.00
CLF664.6200
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
|
pay 23.4% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
$513.58
CLF18.4100
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
$439.93
CLF15.7700
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
$104.66
CLF3.7500
|
|
pay 76.9% more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$387.71
CLF13.9000
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$6,421.89
CLF230.2100
|
|
pay 16.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 30.2% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$31.11
CLF1.1200
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$73.37
CLF2.6300
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$82.04
CLF2.9400
|
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