Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 45.2% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 53.2% less for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
CFPF2,040
|
$5.83
SVC50.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.06
CFPF1,224
|
$5.91
SVC51.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
CFPF261
|
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
CFPF104
|
$0.67
SVC5.90
|
|
pay 38.8% less for groceries
New Caledonia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CFPF245
|
$1.83
SVC16.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
CFPF738
|
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF453
|
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.19
CFPF686
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.02
CFPF888
|
$2.16
SVC18.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CFPF184
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.06
CFPF339
|
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
CFPF330
|
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
CFPF312
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
CFPF168
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
CFPF150
|
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
New Caledonia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
CFPF553
|
$3.88
SVC33.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.27
CFPF8,334
|
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,747.83
CFPF2,961,253
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
CFPF1,598
|
$29.19
SVC255.15
|
|
pay 37.3% less for housing
New Caledonia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
CFPF5,610
|
$43.89
SVC383.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.35
CFPF87,721
|
$610.09
SVC5,333.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$672.58
CFPF74,461
|
$369.44
SVC3,229.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.01
CFPF17,825
|
$52.06
SVC455.06
|
|
pay 87.2% less for childcare
New Caledonia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$749.36
CFPF82,961
|
$96.15
SVC840.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,776.67
SVC33,014.55
|
|
pay 61.8% less for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.29
CFPF918
|
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CFPF576
|
$2.31
SVC20.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.97
CFPF1,989
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.52
CFPF5,483
|
$31.48
SVC275.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.75
CFPF1,301
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 32.2% less for clothing
New Caledonia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.74
CFPF10,710
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.56
CFPF7,480
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.22
CFPF9,435
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.81
CFPF15,810
|
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
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