Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 16.0% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Greece, you would:
pay 36.4% less for restaurants
Greece
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.71
|
$5.83
SVC50.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.46
|
$5.91
SVC51.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.83
|
$0.71
SVC6.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.68
SVC5.88
|
|
pay 25.7% more for groceries
Greece
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.83
SVC15.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.58
|
$2.97
SVC25.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.18
|
$6.82
SVC59.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.51
|
$2.36
SVC20.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.35
|
$2.16
SVC18.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.44
SVC12.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.75
SVC6.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$1.03
SVC8.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.09
SVC9.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.04
SVC9.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.83
SVC7.26
|
|
pay 0.8% more for transportation
Greece
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.11
|
$3.88
SVC33.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.06
|
$21.74
SVC189.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,406.76
|
$18,000.00
SVC156,796.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.00
|
$29.19
SVC254.26
|
|
pay 0.3% more for housing
Greece
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
$43.89
SVC382.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€395.30
|
$610.09
SVC5,314.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€330.22
|
$369.44
SVC3,218.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€158.46
|
$52.06
SVC453.46
|
|
pay 57.8% less for childcare
Greece
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€314.14
|
$96.15
SVC837.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,193.53
|
$3,776.67
SVC32,898.31
|
|
pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.76
|
$1.50
SVC13.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.07
|
$2.31
SVC20.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.71
|
$4.00
SVC34.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€41.65
|
$31.48
SVC274.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.15
|
$5.00
SVC43.55
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
Greece
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.33
|
$53.50
SVC466.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.54
|
$41.12
SVC358.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€71.67
|
$81.36
SVC708.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€91.36
|
$85.00
SVC740.43
|
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