Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 4.7 times more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.93
|
$26.06
CHF23.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.63
|
$16.57
CHF15.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
$4.36
CHF3.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
$3.85
CHF3.51
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
$3.23
CHF2.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$14.05
CHF12.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
$6.73
CHF6.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
$6.47
CHF5.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
$11.61
CHF10.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
$1.50
CHF1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$2.00
CHF1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
$7.86
CHF7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
$101.99
CHF92.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,293.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.83
|
$39.48
CHF35.95
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
El Salvador
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.18
|
$58.09
CHF52.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,326.44
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,390.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,225.48
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,153.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC454.49
|
$182.90
CHF166.53
|
|
pay 15.5 times more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC839.43
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,051.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,972.61
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,849.25
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
$6.80
CHF6.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.14
|
$5.05
CHF4.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$9.54
CHF8.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.85
|
$88.43
CHF80.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
$20.14
CHF18.34
|
|
pay 76.8% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Switzerland
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
$111.16
CHF101.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
$56.12
CHF51.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
$131.83
CHF120.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
$170.76
CHF155.48
|
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