Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 4.8% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 26.9% more for restaurants
Maldives
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.97
|
$6.25
SVC54.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR136.20
|
$6.25
SVC54.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR15.06
|
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
Maldives
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR23.05
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR69.39
|
$3.20
SVC28.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR106.09
|
$7.21
SVC63.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
$3.05
SVC26.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.27
|
$2.63
SVC22.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.26
|
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.92
|
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.49
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
|
pay 19.3% more for transportation
Maldives
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.65
|
$4.05
SVC35.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR329.79
|
$25.00
SVC218.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR599,805.95
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,463.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR224.93
|
$29.00
SVC253.51
|
|
pay 45.3% less for housing
Maldives
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,148.63
|
$42.14
SVC368.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,214.08
|
$571.43
SVC4,995.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,603.84
|
$392.86
SVC3,434.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,516.18
|
$61.31
SVC535.98
|
|
pay 35.0% more for childcare
Maldives
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,215.82
|
$165.62
SVC1,447.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,857.74
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,087.01
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.73
|
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.35
|
$2.51
SVC21.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.96
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,062.14
|
$32.44
SVC283.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR126.21
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 22.2% more for clothing
Maldives
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR729.19
|
$69.29
SVC605.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR697.55
|
$54.86
SVC479.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,643.19
|
$99.29
SVC867.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,270.42
|
$104.43
SVC912.88
|
|
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