Cost of living comparison
India is 50.4% cheaper than El Salvador.
If you lived in India instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 52.5% less for restaurants
El Salvador
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.92
|
$2.24
₹186.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.62
|
$3.92
₹327.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
$0.41
₹34.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
$0.19
₹15.50
|
|
pay 59.6% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
$0.45
₹37.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$2.51
₹209.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.54
|
$2.48
₹207.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
$0.92
₹76.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
$1.36
₹113.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$0.83
₹69.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
$0.28
₹23.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
$0.44
₹37.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.22
₹18.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
$0.16
₹13.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.19
₹15.79
|
|
pay 39.0% less for transportation
El Salvador
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
$4.78
₹399.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.76
|
$8.38
₹700.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,121.57
|
$13,136.82
₹1,098,387.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.78
|
$2.70
₹225.50
|
|
pay 71.7% less for housing
El Salvador
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.11
|
$8.43
₹705.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,325.44
|
$126.14
₹10,546.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,224.87
|
$85.52
₹7,150.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC454.40
|
$26.13
₹2,184.60
|
|
pay 59.3% less for childcare
El Salvador
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC839.27
|
$47.60
₹3,980.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,966.43
|
$1,206.46
₹100,873.46
|
|
pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
$1.88
₹157.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.13
|
$1.40
₹117.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$3.85
₹321.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.80
|
$17.05
₹1,425.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.64
|
$2.94
₹245.58
|
|
pay 50.1% less for clothing
El Salvador
|
India
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.00
|
$25.43
₹2,126.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.98
|
$26.83
₹2,243.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.22
|
$41.28
₹3,451.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC741.96
|
$30.75
₹2,571.00
|
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