Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.2 times more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Norway instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.99
|
$17.76
NOK192.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.69
|
$11.40
NOK123.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
$2.93
NOK31.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
SVC5.90
|
$2.64
NOK28.65
|
|
pay 40.7% more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.03
|
$2.64
NOK28.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
$5.47
NOK59.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
$7.09
NOK76.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
$3.54
NOK38.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.86
|
$5.56
NOK60.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
$1.28
NOK13.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
$0.99
NOK10.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
$1.26
NOK13.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
$1.66
NOK17.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.92
NOK9.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
$1.02
NOK11.01
|
|
pay 92.2% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.96
|
$7.56
NOK82.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
$69.76
NOK756.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
$32,415.05
NOK351,470.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC255.15
|
$21.33
NOK231.27
|
|
pay 94.4% more for housing
El Salvador
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.66
|
$50.38
NOK546.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,333.22
|
$954.57
NOK10,350.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,229.58
|
$754.37
NOK8,179.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC455.06
|
$157.28
NOK1,705.35
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC840.50
|
$315.96
NOK3,425.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC33,014.55
|
$4,907.04
NOK53,206.18
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
$8.74
NOK94.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.16
|
$4.01
NOK43.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
$13.22
NOK143.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC275.20
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
$12.96
NOK140.55
|
|
pay 30.5% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
$78.39
NOK850.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
$42.70
NOK463.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
$99.39
NOK1,077.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
$127.08
NOK1,377.85
|
|
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