Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 2.2 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 8.8% more for restaurants
Eritrea
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$5.83
SVC50.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$5.91
SVC51.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$0.67
SVC5.89
|
|
pay 55.0% more for groceries
Eritrea
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.83
SVC16.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$2.36
SVC20.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.16
SVC18.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$1.03
SVC8.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Eritrea
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$3.88
SVC33.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$29.19
SVC254.67
|
|
pay 27.5% more for housing
Eritrea
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$43.89
SVC382.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$610.09
SVC5,323.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$369.44
SVC3,223.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$52.06
SVC454.20
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$96.15
SVC838.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$3,776.67
SVC32,951.84
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$2.31
SVC20.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$31.48
SVC274.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
|
pay 76.0% more for clothing
Eritrea
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
|
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