Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 45.2% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 53.2% less for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
CFPF2,054
|
$5.83
SVC51.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.06
CFPF1,232
|
$5.91
SVC51.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
CFPF263
|
$0.71
SVC6.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
CFPF105
|
$0.67
SVC5.91
|
|
pay 38.8% less for groceries
New Caledonia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CFPF246
|
$1.83
SVC16.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
CFPF744
|
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF456
|
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.19
CFPF690
|
$2.36
SVC20.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.02
CFPF894
|
$2.16
SVC18.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CFPF185
|
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.06
CFPF341
|
$0.75
SVC6.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
CFPF332
|
$1.03
SVC8.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
CFPF314
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
CFPF169
|
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
CFPF151
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
New Caledonia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
CFPF557
|
$3.88
SVC34.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.27
CFPF8,391
|
$21.74
SVC190.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,747.83
CFPF2,981,540
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,536.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
CFPF1,609
|
$29.19
SVC255.46
|
|
pay 37.3% less for housing
New Caledonia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
CFPF5,649
|
$43.89
SVC384.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.35
CFPF88,322
|
$610.09
SVC5,339.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$672.58
CFPF74,971
|
$369.44
SVC3,233.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.01
CFPF17,947
|
$52.06
SVC455.60
|
|
pay 87.2% less for childcare
New Caledonia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$749.36
CFPF83,530
|
$96.15
SVC841.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,776.67
SVC33,053.59
|
|
pay 61.8% less for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.29
CFPF924
|
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CFPF580
|
$2.31
SVC20.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.97
CFPF2,003
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.52
CFPF5,520
|
$31.48
SVC275.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.75
CFPF1,309
|
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
|
pay 32.2% less for clothing
New Caledonia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.74
CFPF10,784
|
$53.50
SVC468.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.56
CFPF7,531
|
$41.12
SVC359.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.22
CFPF9,500
|
$81.36
SVC712.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.81
CFPF15,919
|
$85.00
SVC743.92
|
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