Cost of living comparison
Democratic Republic of the Congo is 3.0 times more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.93
|
$15.00
CDF41,646.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.63
|
$10.08
CDF27,974.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
$2.78
CDF7,706.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
$0.84
CDF2,327.68
|
|
pay 78.2% more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
$2.26
CDF6,271.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$4.75
CDF13,188.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
$8.16
CDF22,668.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
$4.38
CDF12,155.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
$2.16
CDF6,004.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$4.12
CDF11,449.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
$1.37
CDF3,816.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
$2.07
CDF5,743.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$2.77
CDF7,684.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$1.63
CDF4,530.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$1.57
CDF4,346.26
|
|
pay 38.1% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
$4.62
CDF12,822.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,111,480.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.83
|
$14.35
CDF39,841.88
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
El Salvador
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.18
|
$300.00
CDF832,929.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,326.44
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,330,751.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,225.48
|
$680.00
CDF1,887,974.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC454.49
|
$423.64
CDF1,176,206.52
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC839.43
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,331,719.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,972.61
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,432,612.06
|
|
pay 80.3% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
$1.74
CDF4,830.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.14
|
$4.35
CDF12,073.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$3.50
CDF9,717.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.85
|
$97.50
CDF270,702.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
$10.00
CDF27,764.33
|
|
pay 4.9% less for clothing
El Salvador
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
$40.00
CDF111,057.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
$35.00
CDF97,175.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
$90.00
CDF249,878.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
$93.33
CDF259,133.76
|
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