Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 13.1% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Greece, you would:
pay 31.0% less for restaurants
Greece
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.62
|
$6.25
SVC54.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.29
|
$6.25
SVC54.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
pay 18.7% more for groceries
Greece
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$1.85
SVC16.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.00
|
$3.20
SVC28.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.57
|
$7.21
SVC63.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
$3.05
SVC26.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$2.63
SVC23.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
|
pay 4.8% less for transportation
Greece
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.18
|
$4.05
SVC35.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.92
|
$25.00
SVC218.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,561.62
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,635.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.47
|
$29.00
SVC253.77
|
|
pay 7.0% less for housing
Greece
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.18
|
$42.14
SVC368.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€486.66
|
$571.43
SVC5,000.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€373.77
|
$392.86
SVC3,437.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€164.03
|
$61.31
SVC536.52
|
|
pay 42.0% less for childcare
Greece
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€322.60
|
$165.62
SVC1,449.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,123.97
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,127.49
|
|
pay 35.0% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.89
|
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.23
|
$2.51
SVC21.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.79
|
$32.44
SVC283.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.21
|
$5.00
SVC43.75
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
Greece
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.07
|
$69.29
SVC606.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.82
|
$54.86
SVC480.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.82
|
$99.29
SVC868.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.59
|
$104.43
SVC913.81
|
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