Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 65.7% more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 57.8% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$6.25
SVC54.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$6.25
SVC54.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
|
pay 48.3% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$3.20
SVC28.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$7.21
SVC63.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$3.05
SVC26.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$2.63
SVC22.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$4.05
SVC35.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$25.00
SVC218.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,463.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$29.00
SVC253.51
|
|
pay 62.7% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$42.14
SVC368.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$571.43
SVC4,995.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$392.86
SVC3,434.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$61.31
SVC535.98
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$165.62
SVC1,447.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,585.71
SVC40,087.01
|
|
pay 67.4% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$2.51
SVC21.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$32.44
SVC283.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 39.4% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$69.29
SVC605.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$54.86
SVC479.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$99.29
SVC867.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$104.43
SVC912.88
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about El Salvador or Turkmenistan. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.