Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 2.9 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP180.69
|
$6.25
SVC54.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP192.50
|
$6.25
SVC54.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.75
|
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.11
|
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP35.55
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP84.24
|
$3.20
SVC28.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
$7.21
SVC63.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP69.78
|
$3.05
SVC26.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP90.55
|
$2.63
SVC22.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP26.96
|
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.03
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.66
|
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.32
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.71
|
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP45.84
|
$4.05
SVC35.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP319.99
|
$25.00
SVC218.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,303,807.68
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,463.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP154.06
|
$29.00
SVC253.51
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Egypt
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP371.00
|
$42.14
SVC368.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,062.59
|
$571.43
SVC4,995.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,855.39
|
$392.86
SVC3,434.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP614.13
|
$61.31
SVC535.98
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,317.10
|
$165.62
SVC1,447.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP117,630.12
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,087.01
|
|
pay 76.6% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP83.06
|
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP62.52
|
$2.51
SVC21.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP83.12
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP890.87
|
$32.44
SVC283.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP132.30
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP859.56
|
$69.29
SVC605.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,589.52
|
$54.86
SVC479.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,373.57
|
$99.29
SVC867.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,465.59
|
$104.43
SVC912.88
|
|
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