Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 31.7% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 3.2% more for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
CVE471.78
|
$6.25
SVC54.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.05
CVE409.65
|
$6.25
SVC54.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CVE182.01
|
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
CVE101.02
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
pay 4.5% more for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CVE166.45
|
$1.85
SVC16.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.91
CVE497.28
|
$3.20
SVC28.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CVE445.55
|
$7.21
SVC63.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
CVE253.60
|
$3.05
SVC26.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
CVE266.97
|
$2.63
SVC23.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CVE130.08
|
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
CVE103.24
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
CVE125.44
|
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CVE137.42
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE61.57
|
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
CVE73.58
|
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
|
pay 5.3% more for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
CVE550.29
|
$4.05
SVC35.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
$25.00
SVC218.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,616.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.14
CVE1,937.01
|
$29.00
SVC253.74
|
|
pay 42.0% more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.04
CVE5,570.04
|
$42.14
SVC368.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.73
CVE28,207.97
|
$571.43
SVC4,999.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.85
CVE20,933.39
|
$392.86
SVC3,437.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.51
CVE6,427.73
|
$61.31
SVC536.46
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.50
CVE11,284.15
|
$165.62
SVC1,449.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,707.91
CVE172,844.49
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,122.99
|
|
pay 3.6% more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CVE263.35
|
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
CVE157.59
|
$2.51
SVC21.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
CVE446.94
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.08
CVE3,145.27
|
$32.44
SVC283.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
$5.00
SVC43.75
|
|
pay 54.8% more for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.45
CVE2,980.86
|
$69.29
SVC606.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
$54.86
SVC479.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
$99.29
SVC868.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.22
CVE14,899.25
|
$104.43
SVC913.70
|
|
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