Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 2.1 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 30.4% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
FG42,961
|
$5.83
SVC51.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
FG94,515
|
$5.91
SVC51.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
FG11,810
|
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
FG10,311
|
$0.68
SVC5.90
|
|
pay 9.2% more for groceries
Guinea
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
FG6,444
|
$1.83
SVC16.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
FG60,146
|
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
FG68,303
|
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
FG22,340
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
FG25,333
|
$2.16
SVC18.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
FG10,921
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FG7,795
|
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FG8,948
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FG32,525
|
$3.88
SVC33.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
FG128,884
|
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
FG11,170
|
$29.19
SVC255.25
|
|
pay 0.9% more for housing
Guinea
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
FG859,227
|
$43.89
SVC383.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
FG4,643,113
|
$610.09
SVC5,335.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
FG2,577,680
|
$369.44
SVC3,230.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
FG361,381
|
$52.06
SVC455.24
|
|
pay 66.7% less for childcare
Guinea
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
FG6,487,162
|
$96.15
SVC840.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
FG60,145,872
|
$3,776.67
SVC33,027.21
|
|
pay 42.6% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FG20,393
|
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
FG17,185
|
$2.31
SVC20.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
FG12,888
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
FG217,756
|
$31.48
SVC275.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
FG29,965
|
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
|
pay 84.3% more for clothing
Guinea
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
FG171,845
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
FG257,768
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
FG429,613
|
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
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