Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 12.6% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Mali, you would:
pay 1.7% less for restaurants
Mali
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
$5.83
SVC51.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
$5.91
SVC51.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA545
|
$0.71
SVC6.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA350
|
$0.67
SVC5.91
|
|
pay 22.1% more for groceries
Mali
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$1.83
SVC16.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
$2.36
SVC20.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
$2.16
SVC18.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA292
|
$0.75
SVC6.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA654
|
$1.03
SVC8.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA778
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 42.3% less for transportation
Mali
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
$3.88
SVC34.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.74
SVC190.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,536.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.19
SVC255.46
|
|
pay 30.7% less for housing
Mali
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
$43.89
SVC384.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
$610.09
SVC5,339.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
$369.44
SVC3,233.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
$52.06
SVC455.60
|
|
pay 68.5% less for childcare
Mali
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$96.15
SVC841.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
$3,776.67
SVC33,053.59
|
|
pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
$2.31
SVC20.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
$31.48
SVC275.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
|
pay 16.2% more for clothing
Mali
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$53.50
SVC468.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
$41.12
SVC359.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.36
SVC712.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
$85.00
SVC743.92
|
|
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