Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 33.3% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 26.8% more for restaurants
|
Cambodia
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.38
៛13,617.02
|
$5.83
SVC50.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
៛23,602.83
|
$5.91
SVC51.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
៛3,287.59
|
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
៛1,862.12
|
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
|
pay 21.5% more for groceries
|
Cambodia
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
៛6,353.24
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
៛25,994.81
|
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
៛31,317.08
|
$6.82
SVC59.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
៛7,350.16
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
៛7,893.82
|
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
៛5,825.81
|
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
៛2,142.44
|
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
៛5,720.89
|
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
៛2,447.76
|
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,255.09
|
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
៛2,000.91
|
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
|
pay 39.0% more for transportation
|
Cambodia
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
៛18,732.56
|
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.81
៛172,734.38
|
$21.74
SVC189.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,121.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.59
៛30,623.16
|
$29.19
SVC254.78
|
|
pay 46.1% more for housing
|
Cambodia
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.00
៛125,078.26
|
$43.89
SVC383.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.56
៛1,309,475.12
|
$610.09
SVC5,325.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.52
៛845,342.90
|
$369.44
SVC3,224.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.18
៛267,015.94
|
$52.06
SVC454.40
|
|
pay 48.5% less for childcare
|
Cambodia
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.97
៛859,250.59
|
$96.15
SVC839.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,508.57
៛26,259,949.15
|
$3,776.67
SVC32,966.43
|
|
pay 39.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cambodia
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
៛3,631.20
|
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
៛8,859.92
|
$2.31
SVC20.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
៛6,173.05
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
៛176,836.30
|
$31.48
SVC274.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
៛22,190.69
|
$5.00
SVC43.64
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Cambodia
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.98
៛92,707.79
|
$53.50
SVC467.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.07
៛72,893.07
|
$41.12
SVC358.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.01
៛278,440.38
|
$81.36
SVC710.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.05
៛133,336.29
|
$85.00
SVC741.96
|
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