Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 21.7% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Finland, you would:
pay 54.7% less for restaurants
Finland
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.73
|
$6.25
SVC54.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
$6.25
SVC54.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.36
|
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
Finland
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
$1.85
SVC16.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.43
|
$3.20
SVC28.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.87
|
$7.21
SVC63.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
$3.05
SVC26.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.65
|
$2.63
SVC23.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
|
pay 22.0% less for transportation
Finland
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$4.05
SVC35.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€55.72
|
$25.00
SVC218.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,626.16
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,616.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.29
|
$29.00
SVC253.74
|
|
pay 1.9% less for housing
Finland
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.28
|
$42.14
SVC368.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€685.71
|
$571.43
SVC4,999.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€570.37
|
$392.86
SVC3,437.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€91.72
|
$61.31
SVC536.46
|
|
pay 43.0% less for childcare
Finland
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€285.75
|
$165.62
SVC1,449.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€6,952.94
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,122.99
|
|
pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$2.51
SVC21.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.57
|
$32.44
SVC283.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.23
|
$5.00
SVC43.75
|
|
pay 18.6% more for clothing
Finland
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.28
|
$69.29
SVC606.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.02
|
$54.86
SVC479.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€76.77
|
$99.29
SVC868.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.15
|
$104.43
SVC913.70
|
|
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