Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 2.3 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 55.6% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
El Salvador
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.25
SVC54.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$6.25
SVC54.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
pay 38.2% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$1.85
SVC16.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$3.20
SVC28.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$7.21
SVC63.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$3.05
SVC26.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$2.63
SVC23.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Lesotho
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$4.05
SVC35.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$25.00
SVC218.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,616.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$29.00
SVC253.74
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
El Salvador
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$42.14
SVC368.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$571.43
SVC4,999.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$392.86
SVC3,437.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$61.31
SVC536.46
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$165.62
SVC1,449.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,122.99
|
|
pay 67.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$2.51
SVC21.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$32.44
SVC283.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
SVC43.75
|
|
pay 23.3% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
El Salvador
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$69.29
SVC606.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$54.86
SVC479.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$99.29
SVC868.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$104.43
SVC913.70
|
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