Cost of living comparison
Austria is 91.9% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Austria instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
SVC54.72
|
$15.33
€14.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.25
SVC54.68
|
$10.30
€9.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
SVC7.68
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
pay 42.1% more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.22
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.04
|
$8.22
€7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SVC63.14
|
$5.57
€5.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.66
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.03
|
$5.79
€5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.26
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.26
|
$0.95
€0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.31
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
pay 40.2% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.49
|
$6.51
€6.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.88
|
$49.62
€46.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,727.08
|
$26,063.58
€24,312.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.90
|
$19.69
€18.37
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
El Salvador
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.97
|
$36.32
€33.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.43
SVC5,002.99
|
$871.49
€812.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.86
SVC3,439.56
|
$685.35
€639.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.31
SVC536.81
|
$267.95
€249.95
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,450.09
|
$469.56
€438.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,149.01
|
$14,286.41
€13,326.67
|
|
pay 84.5% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.51
|
$4.59
€4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
SVC22.00
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.02
|
$6.46
€6.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.44
SVC284.00
|
$44.34
€41.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.78
|
$12.69
€11.83
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC606.61
|
$85.15
€79.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC480.29
|
$46.34
€43.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC869.27
|
$89.08
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC914.30
|
$125.31
€116.90
|
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