Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 22.9% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 5.9% more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.80
|
$5.83
SVC51.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB45.10
|
$5.91
SVC51.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.73
|
$0.71
SVC6.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.19
|
$0.67
SVC5.91
|
|
pay 60.4% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.84
|
$1.83
SVC16.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB17.00
|
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.95
|
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.66
|
$2.36
SVC20.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.24
|
$2.16
SVC18.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.78
|
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.25
|
$0.75
SVC6.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.56
|
$1.03
SVC8.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.18
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.84
|
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.59
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 42.5% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB14.03
|
$3.88
SVC34.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB215.47
|
$21.74
SVC190.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB107,035.61
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,536.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.48
|
$29.19
SVC255.46
|
|
pay 58.3% more for housing
Bolivia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB366.25
|
$43.89
SVC384.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,123.29
|
$610.09
SVC5,339.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,476.10
|
$369.44
SVC3,233.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.63
|
$52.06
SVC455.60
|
|
pay 19.9% less for childcare
Bolivia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,181.07
|
$96.15
SVC841.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,190.28
|
$3,776.67
SVC33,053.59
|
|
pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.78
|
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.37
|
$2.31
SVC20.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.93
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.88
|
$31.48
SVC275.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.17
|
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
|
pay 21.9% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB284.32
|
$53.50
SVC468.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB335.92
|
$41.12
SVC359.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB454.20
|
$81.36
SVC712.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB396.89
|
$85.00
SVC743.92
|
|
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