Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.2 times more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Norway instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.93
|
$17.76
kr195.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.63
|
$11.40
kr125.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
$2.93
kr32.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
$2.64
kr29.12
|
|
pay 40.7% more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
$2.64
kr29.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$5.47
kr60.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
$7.09
kr78.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
$3.54
kr38.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
$5.56
kr61.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$1.28
kr14.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
$0.99
kr10.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
$1.26
kr13.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$1.66
kr18.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$0.92
kr10.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$1.02
kr11.18
|
|
pay 92.2% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
$7.56
kr83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
$69.76
kr768.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
$32,415.05
kr357,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.83
|
$21.33
kr235.00
|
|
pay 94.4% more for housing
El Salvador
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.18
|
$50.38
kr555.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,326.44
|
$954.57
kr10,517.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,225.48
|
$754.37
kr8,311.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC454.49
|
$157.28
kr1,732.89
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC839.43
|
$315.96
kr3,481.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,972.61
|
$4,907.04
kr54,065.31
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
$8.74
kr96.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.14
|
$4.01
kr44.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$13.22
kr145.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.85
|
$41.00
kr451.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
$12.96
kr142.82
|
|
pay 30.5% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
$78.39
kr863.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
$42.70
kr470.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
$99.39
kr1,095.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
$127.08
kr1,400.10
|
|
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