Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 73.2% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Iran, you would:
pay 16.6% more for restaurants
Iran
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
$5.83
SVC51.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
$5.91
SVC51.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
$0.68
SVC5.90
|
|
pay 93.6% more for groceries
Iran
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
$1.83
SVC16.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
$2.16
SVC18.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Iran
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
$3.88
SVC33.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
$29.19
SVC255.25
|
|
pay 42.1% more for housing
Iran
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
$43.89
SVC383.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
$610.09
SVC5,335.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
$369.44
SVC3,230.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
$52.06
SVC455.24
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Iran
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
$96.15
SVC840.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
$3,776.67
SVC33,027.21
|
|
pay 41.9% more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
$2.31
SVC20.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
$31.48
SVC275.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
Iran
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
|
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