Cost of living comparison
Russia is 21.8% cheaper than El Salvador.
If you lived in Russia instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 18.2% less for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
SVC54.72
|
$6.85
RUB587.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.25
SVC54.68
|
$4.21
RUB360.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
SVC7.68
|
$0.84
RUB72.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$0.41
RUB34.85
|
|
pay 42.0% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.22
|
$0.49
RUB41.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.04
|
$3.93
RUB336.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SVC63.14
|
$3.21
RUB274.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.66
|
$1.21
RUB104.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.03
|
$1.72
RUB147.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.26
|
$0.56
RUB48.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.26
|
$0.56
RUB47.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.31
|
$0.75
RUB64.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$0.90
RUB77.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
$0.22
RUB18.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
$0.22
RUB18.73
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
El Salvador
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.49
|
$2.21
RUB189.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.88
|
$19.07
RUB1,633.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,727.08
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,472,902.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.90
|
$4.42
RUB378.77
|
|
pay 40.8% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.97
|
$6.26
RUB536.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.43
SVC5,002.99
|
$317.16
RUB27,167.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.86
SVC3,439.56
|
$217.57
RUB18,636.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.31
SVC536.81
|
$68.11
RUB5,834.48
|
|
pay 24.6% more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,450.09
|
$212.06
RUB18,164.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,149.01
|
$5,562.55
RUB476,470.36
|
|
pay 25.8% less for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.51
|
$1.50
RUB128.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
SVC22.00
|
$1.72
RUB147.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.02
|
$2.19
RUB187.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.44
SVC284.00
|
$29.01
RUB2,484.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.78
|
$4.18
RUB358.04
|
|
pay 23.8% less for clothing
El Salvador
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC606.61
|
$58.04
RUB4,971.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC480.29
|
$36.63
RUB3,137.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC869.27
|
$78.11
RUB6,690.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC914.30
|
$78.83
RUB6,752.33
|
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