Cost of living comparison
If you lived in West Island instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.60
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.32
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.53
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.99
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
San Salvador
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.57
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.35
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.70
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.59
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.32
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.64
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.73
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.21
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.65
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.70
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.54
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
San Salvador
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.80
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.21
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC219,009.25
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC292.84
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
San Salvador
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC369.19
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,519.32
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,621.24
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC714.14
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
San Salvador
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,404.16
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,290.36
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.52
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.37
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.04
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC268.65
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.18
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
San Salvador
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC632.00
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC419.25
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC982.41
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC949.04
|
?? |
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