Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.1 times more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Belgium instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.99
|
$18.43
€17.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.69
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
SVC5.90
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
pay 12.3% more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.03
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
$6.70
€6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
$3.76
€3.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.86
|
$4.52
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 61.3% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.96
|
$7.59
€7.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
$48.84
€45.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
$25,847.12
€23,979.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC255.15
|
$23.82
€22.10
|
|
pay 80.0% more for housing
El Salvador
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.66
|
$52.54
€48.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,333.22
|
$812.75
€754.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,229.58
|
$677.61
€628.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC455.06
|
$147.81
€137.13
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC840.50
|
$446.94
€414.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC33,014.55
|
$13,799.70
€12,802.67
|
|
pay 92.4% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
$4.38
€4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.16
|
$3.23
€2.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
$8.08
€7.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC275.20
|
$31.77
€29.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
$11.38
€10.56
|
|
pay 26.2% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
$84.51
€78.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
$39.84
€36.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
$89.20
€82.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
$119.38
€110.76
|
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