Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 39.3% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 6.2% more for restaurants
Armenia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.69
AMD2,967.03
|
$6.25
SVC54.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
AMD2,667.71
|
$6.25
SVC54.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
AMD347.82
|
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD187.43
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
pay 75.6% more for groceries
Armenia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
AMD249.38
|
$1.85
SVC16.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
AMD1,438.48
|
$3.20
SVC28.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,113.31
|
$7.21
SVC63.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
AMD814.02
|
$3.05
SVC26.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
AMD1,196.55
|
$2.63
SVC23.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD201.38
|
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD313.30
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD281.24
|
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
AMD292.78
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.87
|
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
AMD107.86
|
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Armenia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
AMD1,831.52
|
$4.05
SVC35.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.96
AMD5,001.42
|
$25.00
SVC218.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,372.79
AMD11,338,801.00
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,616.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.33
AMD1,286.87
|
$29.00
SVC253.74
|
|
pay 19.8% more for housing
Armenia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.16
AMD7,780.75
|
$42.14
SVC368.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.26
AMD200,450.14
|
$571.43
SVC4,999.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$429.13
AMD165,658.47
|
$392.86
SVC3,437.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.11
AMD34,401.03
|
$61.31
SVC536.46
|
|
pay 36.8% less for childcare
Armenia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.04
AMD89,574.02
|
$165.62
SVC1,449.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,339.63
AMD3,219,352.73
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,122.99
|
|
pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
AMD633.46
|
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
AMD972.60
|
$2.51
SVC21.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
AMD1,000.57
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.58
AMD17,594.74
|
$32.44
SVC283.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.61
AMD2,166.72
|
$5.00
SVC43.75
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
Armenia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.77
AMD29,251.10
|
$69.29
SVC606.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.33
AMD20,971.48
|
$54.86
SVC479.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.04
AMD40,934.02
|
$99.29
SVC868.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.12
AMD35,948.34
|
$104.43
SVC913.70
|
|
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