Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 2.9% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 29.7% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.28
|
$5.83
SVC50.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.69
|
$5.91
SVC51.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.11
|
$0.71
SVC6.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$0.68
SVC5.88
|
|
pay 53.3% more for groceries
Latvia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
$1.83
SVC15.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.21
|
$2.97
SVC25.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.45
|
$6.82
SVC59.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.19
|
$2.36
SVC20.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€2.97
|
$2.16
SVC18.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.45
|
$1.44
SVC12.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.75
SVC6.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.03
SVC8.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$1.09
SVC9.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.29
|
$1.04
SVC9.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.83
SVC7.26
|
|
pay 43.9% more for transportation
Latvia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.74
|
$3.88
SVC33.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.34
|
$21.74
SVC189.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€19,744.49
|
$18,000.00
SVC156,796.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.04
|
$29.19
SVC254.26
|
|
pay 53.3% more for housing
Latvia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.56
|
$43.89
SVC382.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€315.31
|
$610.09
SVC5,314.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€227.62
|
$369.44
SVC3,218.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€184.12
|
$52.06
SVC453.46
|
|
pay 68.4% less for childcare
Latvia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€240.81
|
$96.15
SVC837.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,154.16
|
$3,776.67
SVC32,898.31
|
|
pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.71
|
$1.50
SVC13.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.35
|
$2.31
SVC20.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.19
|
$4.00
SVC34.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€34.77
|
$31.48
SVC274.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€6.96
|
$5.00
SVC43.55
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
Latvia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€63.07
|
$53.50
SVC466.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.26
|
$41.12
SVC358.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€69.11
|
$81.36
SVC708.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€96.34
|
$85.00
SVC740.43
|
|
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