Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 26.6% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 54.2% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£19.13
|
$6.25
SVC54.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
$6.25
SVC54.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.72
|
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.37
|
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
|
pay 8.4% more for groceries
Isle of Man
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.45
|
$3.20
SVC28.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.68
|
$7.21
SVC63.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
$3.05
SVC26.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.78
|
$2.63
SVC22.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.80
|
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.34
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.41
|
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.09
|
$4.05
SVC35.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£32.23
|
$25.00
SVC218.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,463.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.29
|
$29.00
SVC253.51
|
|
pay 47.8% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
$42.14
SVC368.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
$571.43
SVC4,995.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£748.99
|
$392.86
SVC3,434.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
$61.31
SVC535.98
|
|
pay 79.1% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
$165.62
SVC1,447.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,087.01
|
|
pay 50.7% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.83
|
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.34
|
$2.51
SVC21.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.91
|
$32.44
SVC283.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£9.06
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 49.3% more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
$69.29
SVC605.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
$54.86
SVC479.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
$99.29
SVC867.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£54.72
|
$104.43
SVC912.88
|
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