Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 39.6% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 65.9% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,439
|
$5.83
SVC50.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr1,951
|
$5.91
SVC51.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr317
|
$0.71
SVC6.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr290
|
$0.68
SVC5.88
|
|
pay 16.3% less for groceries
Iceland
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr468
|
$1.83
SVC15.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr818
|
$2.97
SVC25.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr728
|
$6.82
SVC59.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr774
|
$2.36
SVC20.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr970
|
$2.16
SVC18.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr159
|
$1.44
SVC12.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr134
|
$0.75
SVC6.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr160
|
$1.03
SVC8.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr251
|
$1.09
SVC9.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr131
|
$1.04
SVC9.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr70
|
$0.83
SVC7.26
|
|
pay 35.4% less for transportation
Iceland
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,099
|
$3.88
SVC33.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,584
|
$21.74
SVC189.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,080,131
|
$18,000.00
SVC156,796.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,277
|
$29.19
SVC254.26
|
|
pay 45.2% less for housing
Iceland
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,533
|
$43.89
SVC382.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr196,527
|
$610.09
SVC5,314.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr166,234
|
$369.44
SVC3,218.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,385
|
$52.06
SVC453.46
|
|
pay 12.8% less for childcare
Iceland
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr35,465
|
$96.15
SVC837.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr376,071
|
$3,776.67
SVC32,898.31
|
|
pay 58.7% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,165
|
$1.50
SVC13.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr568
|
$2.31
SVC20.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,454
|
$4.00
SVC34.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr7,781
|
$31.48
SVC274.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,678
|
$5.00
SVC43.55
|
|
pay 42.7% less for clothing
Iceland
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,147
|
$53.50
SVC466.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr6,891
|
$41.12
SVC358.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr20,665
|
$81.36
SVC708.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr23,958
|
$85.00
SVC740.43
|
|
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