Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 7.5% cheaper than El Salvador.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 4.8% more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.93
|
$4.65
C$171.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.63
|
$5.71
C$211.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
$0.82
C$30.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
$0.86
C$31.79
|
|
pay 10.7% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
$1.25
C$46.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$1.74
C$64.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
$3.94
C$145.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
$1.81
C$67.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
$2.36
C$87.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$2.58
C$95.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
$0.53
C$19.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
$1.39
C$51.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.62
C$22.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$0.80
C$29.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.77
C$28.43
|
|
pay 32.4% less for transportation
El Salvador
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
$4.74
C$175.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
$7.00
C$258.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
$16,668.72
C$616,075.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.83
|
$6.95
C$256.73
|
|
pay 0.8% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.18
|
$71.08
C$2,627.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,326.44
|
$341.07
C$12,606.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,225.48
|
$278.89
C$10,307.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC454.49
|
$53.79
C$1,987.94
|
|
pay 17.0% more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC839.43
|
$113.32
C$4,188.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,972.61
|
$4,387.37
C$162,157.35
|
|
pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
$2.07
C$76.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.14
|
$2.19
C$81.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$3.06
C$113.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.85
|
$30.79
C$1,137.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
$5.10
C$188.55
|
|
pay 32.5% less for clothing
El Salvador
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
$33.90
C$1,253.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
$34.04
C$1,257.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
$48.18
C$1,780.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
$55.00
C$2,032.70
|
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