Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 82.1% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 6.5% less for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.99
|
$7.66
ETB439.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.69
|
$5.60
ETB321.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
$0.64
ETB36.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
SVC5.90
|
$0.39
ETB22.63
|
|
pay 23.0% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.03
|
$0.59
ETB34.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
$4.28
ETB245.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
$3.85
ETB221.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
$2.23
ETB127.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.86
|
$3.58
ETB205.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
$1.87
ETB107.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
$0.42
ETB24.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
$0.88
ETB50.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
$0.31
ETB17.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
$0.28
ETB15.92
|
|
pay 27.5% less for transportation
El Salvador
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.96
|
$3.15
ETB180.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
$11.00
ETB631.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,491,559.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC255.15
|
$4.10
ETB235.21
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
El Salvador
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.66
|
$202.38
ETB11,610.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,333.22
|
$496.62
ETB28,489.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,229.58
|
$259.10
ETB14,864.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC455.06
|
$101.32
ETB5,812.69
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC840.50
|
$74.57
ETB4,278.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC33,014.55
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,638,912.22
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
$0.75
ETB43.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.16
|
$0.73
ETB41.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC275.20
|
$66.88
ETB3,836.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
El Salvador
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
$26.92
ETB1,544.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
$53.82
ETB3,087.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
$64.59
ETB3,705.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
$78.66
ETB4,512.35
|
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