Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 48.2% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Samoa instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 56.5% more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.93
|
$4.59
WST12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.63
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
$1.46
WST4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
$1.10
WST3.07
|
|
pay 38.6% more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$8.09
WST22.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
$4.17
WST11.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
$2.66
WST7.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$4.16
WST11.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$0.77
WST2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.83
WST2.33
|
|
pay 29.9% less for transportation
El Salvador
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
$3.75
WST10.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.83
|
$12.78
WST35.78
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
El Salvador
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.18
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,326.44
|
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,225.48
|
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC454.49
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
|
pay 31.1% less for childcare
El Salvador
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC839.43
|
$76.44
WST214.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,972.61
|
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
|
pay 58.0% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
$3.67
WST10.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.14
|
$3.24
WST9.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.85
|
$49.53
WST138.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
$100.00
WST280.00
|
|
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