Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 16.3% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Burma, you would:
pay 55.0% more for restaurants
Burma
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
K6,138
|
$5.83
SVC51.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
K12,631
|
$5.91
SVC51.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
K1,223
|
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
K713
|
$0.68
SVC5.90
|
|
pay 35.4% more for groceries
Burma
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
K2,891
|
$1.83
SVC16.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
K10,180
|
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
K11,515
|
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
K3,394
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
K5,641
|
$2.16
SVC18.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
K1,801
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
K716
|
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
K2,055
|
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
K1,509
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
K1,190
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
K1,528
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 60.6% more for transportation
Burma
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
K5,758
|
$3.88
SVC33.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
K36,099
|
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
K57,893,532
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
K19,940
|
$29.19
SVC255.25
|
|
pay 11.8% less for housing
Burma
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
K149,951
|
$43.89
SVC383.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
K1,268,679
|
$610.09
SVC5,335.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
K675,688
|
$369.44
SVC3,230.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
K146,307
|
$52.06
SVC455.24
|
|
pay 73.9% less for childcare
Burma
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
K1,015,768
|
$96.15
SVC840.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
K24,588,962
|
$3,776.67
SVC33,027.21
|
|
pay 49.2% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
K2,304
|
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
K4,348
|
$2.31
SVC20.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
K3,016
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
K73,354
|
$31.48
SVC275.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
K8,259
|
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
|
pay 0.3% less for clothing
Burma
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
K84,776
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
K100,217
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
K204,561
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
K186,677
|
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
|
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