Cost of living comparison
Australia is 2.5 times more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Australia instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
SVC54.72
|
$16.79
A$25.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.25
SVC54.68
|
$9.81
A$14.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
SVC7.68
|
$2.56
A$3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$2.14
A$3.20
|
|
pay 35.9% more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.22
|
$2.33
A$3.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.04
|
$4.71
A$7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SVC63.14
|
$5.75
A$8.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.66
|
$3.86
A$5.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.03
|
$3.99
A$5.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.26
|
$1.43
A$2.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.26
|
$1.25
A$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.31
|
$1.39
A$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$2.00
A$3.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
$1.13
A$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
$0.95
A$1.42
|
|
pay 65.0% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.49
|
$4.73
A$7.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.88
|
$84.46
A$126.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,727.08
|
$27,859.34
A$41,693.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.90
|
$18.12
A$27.13
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
El Salvador
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.97
|
$55.36
A$82.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.43
SVC5,002.99
|
$1,258.08
A$1,882.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.86
SVC3,439.56
|
$971.44
A$1,453.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.31
SVC536.81
|
$141.88
A$212.34
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,450.09
|
$1,377.23
A$2,061.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,149.01
|
$14,720.56
A$22,030.17
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.51
|
$6.69
A$10.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
SVC22.00
|
$3.60
A$5.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.02
|
$28.13
A$42.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.44
SVC284.00
|
$53.84
A$80.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.78
|
$13.24
A$19.82
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC606.61
|
$75.27
A$112.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC480.29
|
$54.30
A$81.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC869.27
|
$102.43
A$153.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC914.30
|
$118.12
A$176.77
|
|
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