Cost of living comparison
Russia is 3.9% cheaper than El Salvador.
If you lived in Russia instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 2.0% less for restaurants
|
El Salvador
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.86
|
$7.74
₽745.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.56
|
$4.69
₽451.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
$0.85
₽81.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
$0.41
₽39.46
|
|
pay 36.3% less for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC15.99
|
$0.54
₽51.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.89
|
$4.40
₽423.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.47
|
$3.48
₽334.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.56
|
$1.27
₽122.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.81
|
$1.79
₽172.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.51
|
$0.62
₽59.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.51
|
$0.56
₽53.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.94
|
$0.66
₽63.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.53
|
$1.03
₽99.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.03
|
$0.30
₽28.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.26
|
$0.25
₽24.36
|
|
pay 16.2% less for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.87
|
$2.37
₽228.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.54
|
$19.36
₽1,863.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC156,938.22
|
$31,226.85
₽3,007,146.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.49
|
$3.41
₽328.15
|
|
pay 35.5% less for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC382.66
|
$6.56
₽631.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,319.23
|
$310.33
₽29,884.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,221.11
|
$214.38
₽20,644.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC453.87
|
$69.84
₽6,726.07
|
|
pay 76.8% more for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC838.30
|
$220.41
₽21,225.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,927.96
|
$4,693.93
₽452,025.24
|
|
pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.08
|
$1.55
₽149.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.11
|
$1.73
₽166.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.88
|
$2.23
₽215.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.48
|
$31.55
₽3,038.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.59
|
$4.06
₽391.12
|
|
pay 2.8% more for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.46
|
$62.85
₽6,052.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.56
|
$39.44
₽3,798.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC709.39
|
$79.13
₽7,620.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC741.10
|
$85.30
₽8,214.61
|
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