Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 36.3% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Norway, you would:
pay 63.4% less for restaurants
Norway
|
El Salvador
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK200.68
|
$6.25
SVC54.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK126.98
|
$6.25
SVC54.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK32.43
|
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK27.24
|
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
Norway
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK32.03
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK56.63
|
$3.20
SVC28.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK80.08
|
$7.21
SVC63.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK40.33
|
$3.05
SVC26.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK62.82
|
$2.63
SVC22.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK14.25
|
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.46
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.43
|
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK19.21
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK10.11
|
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.97
|
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
|
pay 30.0% less for transportation
Norway
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK81.91
|
$4.05
SVC35.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK807.57
|
$25.00
SVC218.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK365,252.87
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,463.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK233.03
|
$29.00
SVC253.51
|
|
pay 41.7% less for housing
Norway
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK548.83
|
$42.14
SVC368.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,392.71
|
$571.43
SVC4,995.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,639.13
|
$392.86
SVC3,434.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,437.56
|
$61.31
SVC535.98
|
|
pay 41.0% less for childcare
Norway
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,183.88
|
$165.62
SVC1,447.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK80,878.38
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,087.01
|
|
pay 56.2% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK100.30
|
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK49.62
|
$2.51
SVC21.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK146.58
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK468.66
|
$32.44
SVC283.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK142.63
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 2.5% more for clothing
Norway
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK897.32
|
$69.29
SVC605.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
$54.86
SVC479.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK998.54
|
$99.29
SVC867.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,334.08
|
$104.43
SVC912.88
|
|
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