Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 32.8% more expensive than Fiji.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 11.9% less for restaurants
Fiji
|
El Salvador
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.80
FJD10.82
|
$5.83
SVC50.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
FJD16.11
|
$5.91
SVC51.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
FJD2.50
|
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
FJD1.80
|
$0.67
SVC5.89
|
|
pay 37.0% more for groceries
Fiji
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
FJD1.40
|
$1.83
SVC16.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
FJD11.30
|
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
FJD9.37
|
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
FJD4.96
|
$2.36
SVC20.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
FJD4.71
|
$2.16
SVC18.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
FJD2.32
|
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
FJD1.85
|
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
FJD2.44
|
$1.03
SVC8.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
FJD1.92
|
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
FJD1.31
|
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FJD1.28
|
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Fiji
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
FJD10.54
|
$3.88
SVC33.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.97
FJD78.80
|
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,383.55
FJD39,170.35
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.38
FJD9.88
|
$29.19
SVC254.67
|
|
pay 36.7% more for housing
Fiji
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.00
FJD65.35
|
$43.89
SVC382.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.27
FJD1,106.99
|
$610.09
SVC5,323.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.67
FJD659.46
|
$369.44
SVC3,223.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.85
FJD80.79
|
$52.06
SVC454.20
|
|
pay 46.1% less for childcare
Fiji
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.21
FJD412.82
|
$96.15
SVC838.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,847.61
FJD15,429.71
|
$3,776.67
SVC32,951.84
|
|
pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports
Fiji
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FJD5.34
|
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
FJD5.60
|
$2.31
SVC20.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.22
FJD18.52
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.78
FJD40.07
|
$31.48
SVC274.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.93
FJD8.86
|
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
|
pay 83.8% more for clothing
Fiji
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.44
FJD41.55
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.92
FJD58.41
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.34
FJD124.70
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.86
FJD137.13
|
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
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