Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.5 times more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
El Salvador
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
SVC54.77
|
$18.07
£13.76
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.25
SVC54.73
|
$8.96
£6.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
SVC7.69
|
$2.14
£1.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$1.52
£1.16
|
|
pay 4.0% more for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.23
|
$1.46
£1.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.07
|
$4.24
£3.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SVC63.19
|
$5.75
£4.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.69
|
$3.68
£2.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.05
|
$3.66
£2.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.27
|
$1.20
£0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.26
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.31
|
$1.22
£0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.08
|
$1.40
£1.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.17
|
$0.63
£0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.07
|
$0.60
£0.46
|
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pay 96.7% more for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.52
|
$7.22
£5.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC219.08
|
$94.64
£72.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,879.48
|
$33,464.66
£25,486.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC254.13
|
$16.98
£12.93
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
El Salvador
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC369.30
|
$37.59
£28.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.43
SVC5,007.46
|
$1,224.35
£932.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.86
SVC3,442.63
|
$974.65
£742.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.31
SVC537.29
|
$234.45
£178.55
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,451.38
|
$1,426.61
£1,086.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,184.84
|
$18,036.83
£13,736.60
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.53
|
$5.42
£4.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
SVC22.02
|
$3.93
£2.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.05
|
$16.35
£12.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.44
SVC284.25
|
$43.82
£33.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.82
|
$12.87
£9.80
|
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pay 8.8% less for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC607.15
|
$76.61
£58.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC480.72
|
$39.64
£30.19
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC870.05
|
$90.51
£68.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC915.11
|
$94.66
£72.10
|
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