Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 13.8% cheaper than El Salvador.
If you lived in Sudan instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 14.6% less for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Sudan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.99
|
$5.00
SDG3,005.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.69
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
$0.52
SDG312.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
SVC5.90
|
$0.32
SDG193.05
|
|
pay 13.5% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.03
|
$0.94
SDG564.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
$3.05
SDG1,833.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
$5.72
SDG3,439.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
$2.40
SDG1,440.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.86
|
$2.65
SDG1,594.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
$2.24
SDG1,343.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
$0.38
SDG229.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
$0.82
SDG495.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
$0.79
SDG474.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.68
SDG407.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
$0.53
SDG320.72
|
|
pay 5.2% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.96
|
$4.23
SDG2,541.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
$33,000.00
SDG19,833,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC255.15
|
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
|
pay 2.3% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.66
|
$76.50
SDG45,977.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,333.22
|
$520.00
SDG312,520.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,229.58
|
$233.60
SDG140,394.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC455.06
|
$35.43
SDG21,292.14
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
El Salvador
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC840.50
|
$69.33
SDG41,665.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC33,014.55
|
$2,334.96
SDG1,403,312.76
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.16
|
$2.32
SDG1,396.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC275.20
|
$27.75
SDG16,677.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
El Salvador
|
Sudan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
$17.06
SDG10,251.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
$70.57
SDG42,409.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
$56.76
SDG34,114.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
$40.36
SDG24,258.58
|
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