Cost of living comparison
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 57.0% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.81
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.51
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.18
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.88
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
|
pay 87.6% more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC15.98
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.86
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.42
|
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.54
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.79
|
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.50
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.50
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.94
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.52
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.03
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.26
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.84
|
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.37
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC156,796.90
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.26
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
pay 15.2% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC382.31
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,314.44
|
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,218.21
|
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC453.46
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
|
pay 21.0% more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC837.54
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,898.31
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.07
|
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.09
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.84
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.23
|
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.55
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 39.1% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.04
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.24
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC708.75
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC740.43
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
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