Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 2.4 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Iran, you would:
pay 37.3% more for restaurants
Iran
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,506
|
$6.25
SVC54.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR145,876
|
$6.25
SVC54.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,811
|
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,237
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Iran
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,514
|
$1.85
SVC16.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,180
|
$3.20
SVC28.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,823
|
$7.21
SVC63.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,531
|
$3.05
SVC26.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,310
|
$2.63
SVC23.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,792
|
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,941
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,628
|
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,873
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,296
|
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,143
|
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Iran
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,075
|
$4.05
SVC35.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,150
|
$25.00
SVC218.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,873,252,398
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,616.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,509
|
$29.00
SVC253.74
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Iran
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,251
|
$42.14
SVC368.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,297,154
|
$571.43
SVC4,999.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,250,459
|
$392.86
SVC3,437.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,452
|
$61.31
SVC536.46
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Iran
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,870,660
|
$165.62
SVC1,449.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,371,541
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,122.99
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,241
|
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,130
|
$2.51
SVC21.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,815
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,245
|
$32.44
SVC283.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR68,956
|
$5.00
SVC43.75
|
|
pay 55.7% more for clothing
Iran
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,461,991
|
$69.29
SVC606.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,087
|
$54.86
SVC479.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,530,746
|
$99.29
SVC868.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,858,181
|
$104.43
SVC913.70
|
|
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