Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 32.1% cheaper than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 74.1% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
El Salvador
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
kr153.76
|
$5.83
SVC50.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
kr133.26
|
$5.91
SVC51.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
kr23.83
|
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
kr18.79
|
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
kr28.02
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
kr51.25
|
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
kr49.15
|
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
kr26.99
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
kr18.60
|
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.30
|
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
kr10.00
|
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.62
|
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
kr12.09
|
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.27
|
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
kr47.53
|
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
kr301,368.72
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.19
SVC254.83
|
|
pay 44.9% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
kr410.03
|
$43.89
SVC383.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
kr6,833.76
|
$610.09
SVC5,326.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
kr5,637.85
|
$369.44
SVC3,225.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
kr982.98
|
$52.06
SVC454.49
|
|
pay 86.2% more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
kr2,562.66
|
$96.15
SVC839.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
kr7,638.38
|
$3,776.67
SVC32,972.61
|
|
pay 62.0% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
kr61.50
|
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
kr39.72
|
$2.31
SVC20.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
kr66.63
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
kr394.65
|
$31.48
SVC274.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
kr102.51
|
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
|
pay 44.1% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
kr956.73
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
kr333.15
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
kr1,007.98
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
kr1,435.09
|
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
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