Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 42.6% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 31.9% more for restaurants
Namibia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD132.75
|
$6.25
SVC54.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD60.11
|
$6.25
SVC54.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.96
|
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD11.02
|
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
|
pay 50.5% more for groceries
Namibia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.76
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD53.88
|
$3.20
SVC28.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD88.78
|
$7.21
SVC63.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD47.91
|
$3.05
SVC26.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD39.86
|
$2.63
SVC22.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.31
|
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.95
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.89
|
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.23
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.55
|
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.09
|
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
|
pay 98.1% more for transportation
Namibia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD84.21
|
$4.05
SVC35.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$25.00
SVC218.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD228,344.13
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,463.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$29.00
SVC253.51
|
|
pay 20.0% more for housing
Namibia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,038.12
|
$42.14
SVC368.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,909.69
|
$571.43
SVC4,995.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,485.35
|
$392.86
SVC3,434.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD924.87
|
$61.31
SVC535.98
|
|
pay 2.0% less for childcare
Namibia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$165.62
SVC1,447.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,087.01
|
|
pay 29.9% more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD27.56
|
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD28.70
|
$2.51
SVC21.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD47.87
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD636.38
|
$32.44
SVC283.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD85.25
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 69.8% more for clothing
Namibia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD726.90
|
$69.29
SVC605.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD453.09
|
$54.86
SVC479.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,838.99
|
$99.29
SVC867.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,051.57
|
$104.43
SVC912.88
|
|
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