Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 10.9% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Mexico instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 46.9% more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Mexico
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
SVC54.68
|
$10.14
MX$199.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.25
SVC54.63
|
$8.52
MX$167.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
$1.35
MX$26.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
$1.02
MX$20.10
|
|
pay 1.7% more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.21
|
$2.68
MX$52.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.02
|
$4.17
MX$82.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SVC63.09
|
$5.88
MX$115.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.64
|
$2.68
MX$52.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.01
|
$3.49
MX$68.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
$1.32
MX$25.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.63
MX$12.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
$0.79
MX$15.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.77
MX$15.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
$0.90
MX$17.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
$0.78
MX$15.29
|
|
pay 6.0% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.46
|
$5.33
MX$105.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.71
|
$28.94
MX$570.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,593.35
|
$22,778.21
MX$448,928.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.70
|
$17.39
MX$342.74
|
|
pay 4.7% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.68
|
$33.11
MX$652.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.43
SVC4,999.07
|
$599.68
MX$11,818.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.86
SVC3,436.86
|
$424.66
MX$8,369.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.31
SVC536.39
|
$54.94
MX$1,082.76
|
|
pay 22.2% more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,448.95
|
$230.47
MX$4,542.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,117.56
|
$4,822.04
MX$95,036.12
|
|
pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
$2.57
MX$50.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
SVC21.98
|
$3.35
MX$66.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.99
|
$4.34
MX$85.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.44
SVC283.78
|
$38.86
MX$765.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.74
|
$5.22
MX$102.91
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
El Salvador
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC606.14
|
$54.74
MX$1,078.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC479.91
|
$42.64
MX$840.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC868.59
|
$96.11
MX$1,894.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC913.58
|
$90.93
MX$1,792.02
|
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