Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 34.1% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Israel, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
Israel
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.66
₪69.57
|
$6.25
SVC54.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.78
₪55.10
|
$6.25
SVC54.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
₪9.57
|
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
₪7.90
|
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
|
pay 2.1% less for groceries
Israel
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
₪8.45
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
₪25.70
|
$3.20
SVC28.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
₪24.61
|
$7.21
SVC63.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
₪13.82
|
$3.05
SVC26.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
₪16.51
|
$2.63
SVC22.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.12
|
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
₪3.48
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.92
|
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
₪3.13
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₪2.27
|
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
₪2.30
|
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
|
pay 7.7% less for transportation
Israel
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪26.99
|
$4.05
SVC35.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.77
₪204.15
|
$25.00
SVC218.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,392.11
₪143,114.27
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,463.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.38
₪49.87
|
$29.00
SVC253.51
|
|
pay 25.8% less for housing
Israel
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.60
₪99.17
|
$42.14
SVC368.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.65
₪3,704.01
|
$571.43
SVC4,995.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.83
₪3,201.46
|
$392.86
SVC3,434.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.67
₪647.41
|
$61.31
SVC535.98
|
|
pay 70.4% less for childcare
Israel
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$870.80
₪3,246.08
|
$165.62
SVC1,447.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,400.36
₪42,497.12
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,087.01
|
|
pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.84
₪29.23
|
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
₪13.53
|
$2.51
SVC21.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.56
₪35.62
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.58
₪244.48
|
$32.44
SVC283.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.89
₪44.33
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 15.0% less for clothing
Israel
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.40
₪329.54
|
$69.29
SVC605.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.67
₪214.99
|
$54.86
SVC479.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.82
₪428.01
|
$99.29
SVC867.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.62
₪486.93
|
$104.43
SVC912.88
|
|
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