Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 13.6% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Spain, you would:
pay 47.8% less for restaurants
Spain
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.35
|
$6.25
SVC54.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.30
|
$6.25
SVC54.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
|
pay 13.4% more for groceries
Spain
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.75
|
$3.20
SVC28.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$7.21
SVC63.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
$3.05
SVC26.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.02
|
$2.63
SVC22.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
|
pay 2.0% less for transportation
Spain
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.06
|
$4.05
SVC35.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.88
|
$25.00
SVC218.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,227.44
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,463.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.35
|
$29.00
SVC253.51
|
|
pay 22.4% less for housing
Spain
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.37
|
$42.14
SVC368.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€768.57
|
$571.43
SVC4,995.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€617.24
|
$392.86
SVC3,434.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.96
|
$61.31
SVC535.98
|
|
pay 47.3% less for childcare
Spain
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€353.60
|
$165.62
SVC1,447.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,874.98
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,087.01
|
|
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$2.51
SVC21.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.17
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.92
|
$32.44
SVC283.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.85
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 28.7% more for clothing
Spain
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.80
|
$69.29
SVC605.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.19
|
$54.86
SVC479.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.67
|
$99.29
SVC867.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€85.32
|
$104.43
SVC912.88
|
|
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