Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 3.9% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 42.6% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.88
€10.09
|
$6.25
SVC54.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
€6.41
|
$6.25
SVC54.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.14
|
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
|
pay 31.3% more for groceries
Lithuania
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.52
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
€5.54
|
$3.20
SVC28.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.91
|
$7.21
SVC63.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
€2.44
|
$3.05
SVC26.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
€3.10
|
$2.63
SVC22.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
|
pay 35.1% more for transportation
Lithuania
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
€5.80
|
$4.05
SVC35.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.34
€28.14
|
$25.00
SVC218.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,094.53
€32,558.95
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,463.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.59
€7.97
|
$29.00
SVC253.51
|
|
pay 43.4% more for housing
Lithuania
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.95
€12.95
|
$42.14
SVC368.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$488.99
€453.66
|
$571.43
SVC4,995.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$348.24
€323.08
|
$392.86
SVC3,434.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€135.44
|
$61.31
SVC535.98
|
|
pay 55.9% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.03
€461.12
|
$165.62
SVC1,447.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,349.41
€7,746.16
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,087.01
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.62
|
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
€2.93
|
$2.51
SVC21.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.07
€4.71
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
€36.01
|
$32.44
SVC283.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
€7.75
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.39
€94.07
|
$69.29
SVC605.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.40
€38.41
|
$54.86
SVC479.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.38
€84.78
|
$99.29
SVC867.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.00
€152.15
|
$104.43
SVC912.88
|
|
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