Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 32.0% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Finland, you would:
pay 57.4% less for restaurants
Finland
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.66
|
$5.83
SVC50.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.75
|
$5.91
SVC51.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.39
|
$0.71
SVC6.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.62
|
$0.68
SVC5.88
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
Finland
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.21
|
$1.83
SVC15.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.69
|
$2.97
SVC25.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.76
|
$6.82
SVC59.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.73
|
$2.36
SVC20.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.46
|
$2.16
SVC18.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.44
SVC12.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.75
SVC6.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$1.03
SVC8.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.64
|
$1.09
SVC9.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.04
SVC9.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.83
SVC7.26
|
|
pay 29.3% less for transportation
Finland
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.20
|
$3.88
SVC33.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€53.45
|
$21.74
SVC189.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,224.20
|
$18,000.00
SVC156,796.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.08
|
$29.19
SVC254.26
|
|
pay 3.4% less for housing
Finland
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.21
|
$43.89
SVC382.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€685.66
|
$610.09
SVC5,314.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€568.83
|
$369.44
SVC3,218.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€88.74
|
$52.06
SVC453.46
|
|
pay 62.3% less for childcare
Finland
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€319.09
|
$96.15
SVC837.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,304.96
|
$3,776.67
SVC32,898.31
|
|
pay 55.8% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.55
|
$1.50
SVC13.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.85
|
$2.31
SVC20.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.17
|
$4.00
SVC34.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.49
|
$31.48
SVC274.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€13.98
|
$5.00
SVC43.55
|
|
pay 18.2% less for clothing
Finland
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€82.05
|
$53.50
SVC466.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.41
|
$41.12
SVC358.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€74.97
|
$81.36
SVC708.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€108.59
|
$85.00
SVC740.43
|
|
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