Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.2 times more expensive than San Salvador.
- Restaurants
-
pay 87.5% more in Wellington
- Groceries
-
pay 35.6% more in Wellington
- Transportation
-
pay 2.5 times more in Wellington
- Housing
-
pay 68.7% more in Wellington
- Childcare
-
pay 3.8 times more in Wellington
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.9 times more in Wellington
- Clothing
-
pay 11.6% more in Wellington
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, housing, and groceries in Wellington are more expensive than in San Salvador. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Wellington.
If you lived in Wellington instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 87.5% more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.50
|
$14.93
NZ$24.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.25
|
$8.96
NZ$14.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.52
|
$2.57
NZ$4.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.98
|
$2.15
NZ$3.58
|
|
pay 35.6% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.55
|
$1.96
NZ$3.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.32
|
$4.15
NZ$6.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.62
|
$6.98
NZ$11.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.56
|
$6.84
NZ$11.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.29
|
$5.06
NZ$8.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.62
|
$1.40
NZ$2.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.72
|
$1.09
NZ$1.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.20
|
$1.48
NZ$2.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.64
|
$2.61
NZ$4.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.69
|
$1.01
NZ$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.54
|
$0.84
NZ$1.39
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.77
|
$6.42
NZ$10.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.01
|
$127.57
NZ$212.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC218,760.68
|
$34,339.84
NZ$57,109.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC292.50
|
$18.22
NZ$30.29
|
|
pay 68.7% more for housing
San Salvador
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.77
|
$54.27
NZ$90.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,510.78
|
$1,487.35
NZ$2,473.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,614.86
|
$1,335.17
NZ$2,220.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC713.33
|
$134.11
NZ$223.03
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,402.57
|
$871.44
NZ$1,449.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,233.28
|
$12,649.75
NZ$21,037.35
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
$7.17
NZ$11.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.34
|
$3.41
NZ$5.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
$24.46
NZ$40.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC268.35
|
$39.85
NZ$66.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.13
|
$12.24
NZ$20.36
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC631.28
|
$75.78
NZ$126.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC418.77
|
$55.09
NZ$91.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC981.30
|
$119.44
NZ$198.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC947.96
|
$129.60
NZ$215.53
|
|
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