Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 33.4% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 50.3% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
El Salvador
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.11
AWG29.00
|
$6.25
SVC54.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
AWG18.90
|
$6.25
SVC54.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
|
pay 41.9% less for groceries
Aruba
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.13
AWG5.64
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.04
AWG19.87
|
$3.20
SVC28.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
AWG13.80
|
$7.21
SVC63.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
AWG8.33
|
$3.05
SVC26.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
AWG6.72
|
$2.63
SVC22.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.04
|
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
AWG2.51
|
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
|
pay 29.3% less for transportation
Aruba
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
AWG10.29
|
$4.05
SVC35.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$25.00
SVC218.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,463.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
$29.00
SVC253.51
|
|
pay 40.9% less for housing
Aruba
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.07
AWG138.72
|
$42.14
SVC368.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.44
AWG1,357.99
|
$571.43
SVC4,995.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.88
AWG1,011.39
|
$392.86
SVC3,434.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.18
AWG304.52
|
$61.31
SVC535.98
|
|
pay 27.1% less for childcare
Aruba
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.41
AWG355.33
|
$165.62
SVC1,447.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,087.01
|
|
pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
AWG6.15
|
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
AWG6.61
|
$2.51
SVC21.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.81
AWG19.45
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.94
AWG124.10
|
$32.44
SVC283.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
AWG17.95
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 3.3% more for clothing
Aruba
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.35
AWG133.83
|
$69.29
SVC605.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.82
AWG87.88
|
$54.86
SVC479.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.62
AWG170.32
|
$99.29
SVC867.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.64
AWG182.96
|
$104.43
SVC912.88
|
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