Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 40.6% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 21.9% less for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN15.08
|
$5.83
SVC51.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.78
|
$5.91
SVC51.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.05
|
$0.71
SVC6.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.42
|
$0.67
SVC5.91
|
|
pay 61.4% more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.56
|
$1.83
SVC16.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.08
|
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.31
|
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.51
|
$2.36
SVC20.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.81
|
$2.16
SVC18.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.09
|
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.34
|
$0.75
SVC6.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.08
|
$1.03
SVC8.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.61
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Bulgaria
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.90
|
$3.88
SVC34.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.55
|
$21.74
SVC190.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN35,786.12
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,536.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.58
|
$29.19
SVC255.46
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Bulgaria
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN21.95
|
$43.89
SVC384.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN471.41
|
$610.09
SVC5,339.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN342.94
|
$369.44
SVC3,233.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN158.54
|
$52.06
SVC455.60
|
|
pay 21.2% less for childcare
Bulgaria
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN427.07
|
$96.15
SVC841.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,915.95
|
$3,776.67
SVC33,053.59
|
|
pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.72
|
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.65
|
$2.31
SVC20.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.93
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN42.79
|
$31.48
SVC275.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.63
|
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
|
pay 28.9% more for clothing
Bulgaria
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN84.90
|
$53.50
SVC468.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN49.93
|
$41.12
SVC359.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN125.37
|
$81.36
SVC712.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN117.84
|
$85.00
SVC743.92
|
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