Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.0 times more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Iceland instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
El Salvador
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
SVC54.72
|
$19.51
ISK2,667
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.25
SVC54.68
|
$16.45
ISK2,248
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
SVC7.68
|
$2.70
ISK369
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$1.95
ISK267
|
|
pay 52.3% more for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.22
|
$3.16
ISK431
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.04
|
$6.72
ISK918
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SVC63.14
|
$6.27
ISK857
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.67
|
$6.03
ISK824
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.03
|
$7.60
ISK1,039
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.26
|
$1.13
ISK154
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.26
|
$1.01
ISK138
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.31
|
$1.15
ISK158
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$1.71
ISK234
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
$1.13
ISK155
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
$0.68
ISK93
|
|
pay 91.2% more for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.49
|
$8.42
ISK1,151
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.89
|
$68.29
ISK9,332
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,736.62
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,427,013
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.92
|
$23.23
ISK3,174
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.99
|
$74.47
ISK10,177
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.43
SVC5,003.27
|
$1,518.94
ISK207,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.86
SVC3,439.75
|
$1,325.48
ISK181,127
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.31
SVC536.84
|
$66.99
ISK9,154
|
|
pay 42.3% more for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,450.17
|
$254.97
ISK34,841
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,151.25
|
$5,993.83
ISK819,056
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.51
|
$9.37
ISK1,281
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
SVC22.00
|
$4.61
ISK630
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.02
|
$11.22
ISK1,533
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.44
SVC284.01
|
$60.00
ISK8,199
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.78
|
$13.94
ISK1,905
|
|
pay 43.8% more for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC606.65
|
$108.23
ISK14,790
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC480.31
|
$59.73
ISK8,162
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC869.32
|
$146.94
ISK20,079
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC914.35
|
$169.24
ISK23,127
|
|
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