Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 48.2% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 91.1% more for restaurants
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San Salvador
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.15
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
$9.83
€9.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
$2.57
€2.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
$2.07
€1.98
|
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pay 13.7% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$5.64
€5.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
$4.49
€4.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
$2.68
€2.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
$3.44
€3.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$0.90
€0.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$0.62
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$1.07
€1.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$0.50
€0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.45
€0.43
|
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pay 20.9% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
$6.92
€6.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$32.15
€30.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
$29,580.66
€28,361.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
$10.07
€9.66
|
|
pay 33.7% more for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$29.49
€28.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
$743.73
€713.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
$530.91
€509.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
$240.91
€230.98
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$522.95
€501.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$7,258.22
€6,958.98
|
|
pay 80.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
$3.87
€3.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$5.89
€5.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
$52.89
€50.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$92.77
€88.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$37.65
€36.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$90.51
€86.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$115.44
€110.68
|
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