Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 39.8% cheaper than Minnesota.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Minnesota, you would:
pay 58.5% less for restaurants
Minnesota
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.56
|
$5.83
SVC50.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
|
$5.91
SVC51.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
|
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
|
$0.67
SVC5.90
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
Minnesota
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.83
SVC16.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
|
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.75
|
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.96
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.53
|
$2.16
SVC18.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.71
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
|
pay 1.1% more for transportation
Minnesota
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.58
|
$3.88
SVC33.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.58
|
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,857.14
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.05
|
$29.19
SVC255.15
|
|
pay 56.0% less for housing
Minnesota
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.60
|
$43.89
SVC383.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,228.09
|
$610.09
SVC5,333.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.43
|
$369.44
SVC3,229.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.76
|
$52.06
SVC455.06
|
|
pay 82.5% less for childcare
Minnesota
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,264.08
|
$96.15
SVC840.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,757.33
|
$3,776.67
SVC33,014.55
|
|
pay 59.7% less for entertainment and sports
Minnesota
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.91
|
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
|
$2.31
SVC20.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.05
|
$31.48
SVC275.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.32
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
Minnesota
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.73
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.10
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.08
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.90
|
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
|
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