Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 31.5% cheaper than Alabama.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Alabama, you would:
pay 56.5% less for restaurants
Alabama
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.44
|
$6.25
SVC54.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.52
|
$6.25
SVC54.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
|
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
|
pay 25.5% less for groceries
Alabama
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.90
|
$3.20
SVC28.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.99
|
$7.21
SVC63.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
|
$3.05
SVC26.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
|
$2.63
SVC22.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.62
|
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
|
pay 11.3% more for transportation
Alabama
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
|
$4.05
SVC35.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.67
|
$25.00
SVC218.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,381.92
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,463.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.29
|
$29.00
SVC253.51
|
|
pay 49.1% less for housing
Alabama
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.19
|
$42.14
SVC368.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,140.21
|
$571.43
SVC4,995.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.86
|
$392.86
SVC3,434.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.08
|
$61.31
SVC535.98
|
|
pay 78.7% less for childcare
Alabama
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,051.36
|
$165.62
SVC1,447.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,122.65
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,087.01
|
|
pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports
Alabama
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
|
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.14
|
$2.51
SVC21.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.85
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.72
|
$32.44
SVC283.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
Alabama
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.54
|
$69.29
SVC605.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
|
$54.86
SVC479.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.84
|
$99.29
SVC867.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.72
|
$104.43
SVC912.88
|
|
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