Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 5.4% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 24.2% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,662
|
$5.83
SVC51.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,612
|
$5.91
SVC51.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$0.71
SVC6.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.67
SVC5.91
|
|
pay 9.3% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF403
|
$1.83
SVC16.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,796
|
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,097
|
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$2.36
SVC20.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF830
|
$2.16
SVC18.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF320
|
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.75
SVC6.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$1.03
SVC8.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 12.6% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF901
|
$3.88
SVC34.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,436
|
$21.74
SVC190.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,115,255
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,536.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,533
|
$29.19
SVC255.46
|
|
pay 31.0% less for housing
Djibouti
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,679
|
$43.89
SVC384.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,053
|
$610.09
SVC5,339.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,391
|
$369.44
SVC3,233.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,226
|
$52.06
SVC455.60
|
|
pay 35.9% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,182
|
$96.15
SVC841.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,114,706
|
$3,776.67
SVC33,053.59
|
|
pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,007
|
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$2.31
SVC20.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,094
|
$31.48
SVC275.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,518
|
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
|
pay 73.2% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,760
|
$53.50
SVC468.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,365
|
$41.12
SVC359.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,744
|
$81.36
SVC712.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,080
|
$85.00
SVC743.92
|
|
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