Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 50.5% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 48.3% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$6.25
SVC54.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$6.25
SVC54.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
Liberia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
$1.85
SVC16.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
$3.20
SVC28.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
$7.21
SVC63.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
$3.05
SVC26.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
$2.63
SVC23.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
$4.05
SVC35.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.00
SVC218.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,616.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
$29.00
SVC253.74
|
|
pay 49.2% more for housing
Liberia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
$42.14
SVC368.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
$571.43
SVC4,999.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
$392.86
SVC3,437.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
$61.31
SVC536.46
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
$165.62
SVC1,449.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,122.99
|
|
pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
$2.51
SVC21.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
$32.44
SVC283.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
$5.00
SVC43.75
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
$69.29
SVC606.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
$54.86
SVC479.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
$99.29
SVC868.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
$104.43
SVC913.70
|
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