Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 78.6% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.93
|
$14.85
$570.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.63
|
$10.53
$404.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
$2.29
$87.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
$1.66
$63.86
|
|
pay 19.9% more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
$2.03
$78.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$5.05
$194.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
$4.04
$155.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
$3.14
$120.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
$4.93
$189.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$1.08
$41.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
$1.39
$53.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
$0.73
$28.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$1.20
$45.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$0.80
$30.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.81
$31.10
|
|
pay 66.1% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
$7.10
$272.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
$48.05
$1,844.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
$36,679.53
$1,408,283.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.83
|
$16.61
$637.64
|
|
pay 13.7% more for housing
El Salvador
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.18
|
$37.95
$1,457.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,326.44
|
$510.80
$19,611.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,225.48
|
$384.82
$14,774.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC454.49
|
$93.98
$3,608.43
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC839.43
|
$389.18
$14,942.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,972.61
|
$6,681.58
$256,534.43
|
|
pay 75.3% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
$3.62
$138.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.14
|
$3.84
$147.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$4.82
$185.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.85
|
$49.95
$1,917.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
$9.51
$364.96
|
|
pay 33.7% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
$92.12
$3,537.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
$41.63
$1,598.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
$107.70
$4,135.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
$109.72
$4,212.45
|
|
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