Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 6.5% cheaper than El Salvador.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 16.9% more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.93
|
$4.88
KM8.94
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.63
|
$4.03
KM7.38
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
$1.37
KM2.52
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
$0.83
KM1.51
|
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pay 28.8% less for groceries
El Salvador
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
$0.81
KM1.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$3.57
KM6.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
$3.79
KM6.95
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
$2.10
KM3.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
$2.90
KM5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$0.50
KM0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
$0.69
KM1.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
$0.66
KM1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.70
KM1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$0.34
KM0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.44
KM0.81
|
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pay 5.4% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
$5.84
KM10.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
$28.32
KM51.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
$21,439.35
KM39,296.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.83
|
$6.38
KM11.69
|
|
pay 16.7% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.18
|
$25.64
KM47.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,326.44
|
$177.85
KM325.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,225.48
|
$138.38
KM253.65
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC454.49
|
$108.34
KM198.58
|
|
pay 9.4% more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC839.43
|
$137.33
KM251.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,972.61
|
$2,871.96
KM5,264.02
|
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pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
$1.63
KM2.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.14
|
$1.18
KM2.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$3.35
KM6.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.85
|
$21.92
KM40.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
$3.76
KM6.89
|
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pay 9.5% less for clothing
El Salvador
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
$52.21
KM95.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
$28.64
KM52.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
$73.60
KM134.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
$88.61
KM162.42
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