Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 9.0% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 24.5% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
HUF3,138.40
|
$6.25
SVC54.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HUF2,729.12
|
$6.25
SVC54.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
HUF450.55
|
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF349.26
|
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
|
pay 23.1% more for groceries
Hungary
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
HUF534.62
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
HUF1,872.98
|
$3.20
SVC28.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
HUF1,508.58
|
$7.21
SVC63.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
HUF1,023.54
|
$3.05
SVC26.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
HUF885.13
|
$2.63
SVC22.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
HUF251.43
|
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
HUF285.47
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
HUF302.35
|
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
HUF478.76
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HUF193.87
|
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HUF202.61
|
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
|
pay 19.1% more for transportation
Hungary
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
HUF2,328.27
|
$4.05
SVC35.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.93
HUF7,895.22
|
$25.00
SVC218.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,189.21
HUF9,788,478.55
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,463.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
HUF4,575.78
|
$29.00
SVC253.51
|
|
pay 50.1% more for housing
Hungary
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.33
HUF5,519.70
|
$42.14
SVC368.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.32
HUF143,759.64
|
$571.43
SVC4,995.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$313.48
HUF112,856.42
|
$392.86
SVC3,434.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
HUF38,594.53
|
$61.31
SVC535.98
|
|
pay 41.5% less for childcare
Hungary
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$280.59
HUF101,017.74
|
$165.62
SVC1,447.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,899.82
HUF2,844,041.95
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,087.01
|
|
pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
HUF614.74
|
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF666.36
|
$2.51
SVC21.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
HUF2,036.12
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.60
HUF14,978.35
|
$32.44
SVC283.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
HUF2,111.04
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 39.5% more for clothing
Hungary
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
HUF25,516.55
|
$69.29
SVC605.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
HUF10,402.55
|
$54.86
SVC479.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.44
HUF25,360.85
|
$99.29
SVC867.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.82
HUF29,097.34
|
$104.43
SVC912.88
|
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