Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 44.0% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 8.1% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.44
|
$5.83
SVC51.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.86
|
$5.91
SVC51.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.47
|
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.58
|
$0.68
SVC5.90
|
|
pay 86.4% more for groceries
Belarus
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.94
|
$1.83
SVC16.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.71
|
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.65
|
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.41
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.85
|
$2.16
SVC18.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.74
|
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.90
|
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.02
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.14
|
$3.88
SVC33.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.84
|
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,511.07
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.17
|
$29.19
SVC255.25
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Belarus
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.99
|
$43.89
SVC383.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN832.50
|
$610.09
SVC5,335.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN540.55
|
$369.44
SVC3,230.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN156.64
|
$52.06
SVC455.24
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
Belarus
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,342.01
|
$96.15
SVC840.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,174.66
|
$3,776.67
SVC33,027.21
|
|
pay 51.1% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.15
|
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.49
|
$2.31
SVC20.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.57
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN96.17
|
$31.48
SVC275.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.91
|
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
|
pay 3.0% less for clothing
Belarus
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN203.15
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN121.48
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN269.26
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN304.77
|
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
|
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