Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 2.7 times more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Illinois instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.81
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.51
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.18
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.88
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 42.7% more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC15.98
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.86
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.42
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.54
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.79
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.50
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.50
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.94
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.52
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.03
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.26
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 70.8% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.84
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.37
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC156,796.90
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.26
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
El Salvador
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC382.31
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,314.44
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,218.21
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC453.46
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC837.54
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,898.31
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.07
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.09
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.84
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.23
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.55
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
El Salvador
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.04
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.24
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC708.75
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC740.43
|
$105.59
|
|
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