Cost of living comparison
Spain is 57.2% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Spain instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.81
|
$12.45
€11.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.51
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.18
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.88
|
$1.40
€1.29
|
|
pay 7.4% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC15.98
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.86
|
$5.73
€5.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.42
|
$3.55
€3.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.54
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.79
|
$3.11
€2.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.50
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.50
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.94
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.52
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.03
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.26
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 34.7% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.84
|
$6.67
€6.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.37
|
$39.84
€36.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC156,796.90
|
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.26
|
$14.14
€13.02
|
|
pay 41.6% more for housing
El Salvador
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC382.31
|
$40.62
€37.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,314.44
|
$697.48
€642.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,218.21
|
$570.67
€525.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC453.46
|
$106.79
€98.35
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC837.54
|
$342.46
€315.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,898.31
|
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
|
pay 40.5% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.07
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.09
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.84
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.23
|
$43.33
€39.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.55
|
$8.42
€7.75
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.04
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.24
|
$33.02
€30.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC708.75
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC740.43
|
$91.35
€84.13
|
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