Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 38.6% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 56.2% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.61
|
$5.83
SVC50.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
$5.91
SVC51.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
Ireland
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.05
|
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.46
|
$6.82
SVC59.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.63
|
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
|
pay 26.1% less for transportation
Ireland
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.17
|
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.74
|
$21.74
SVC189.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,406.41
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,121.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.09
|
$29.19
SVC254.78
|
|
pay 51.0% less for housing
Ireland
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.58
|
$43.89
SVC383.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,211.85
|
$610.09
SVC5,325.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,076.65
|
$369.44
SVC3,224.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.82
|
$52.06
SVC454.40
|
|
pay 72.8% less for childcare
Ireland
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€838.54
|
$96.15
SVC839.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,142.37
|
$3,776.67
SVC32,966.43
|
|
pay 57.5% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.19
|
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.37
|
$2.31
SVC20.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€56.24
|
$31.48
SVC274.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.79
|
$5.00
SVC43.64
|
|
pay 7.4% less for clothing
Ireland
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.51
|
$53.50
SVC467.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.96
|
$41.12
SVC358.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.76
|
$81.36
SVC710.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.92
|
$85.00
SVC741.96
|
|
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