Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 36.3% cheaper than North Carolina.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of North Carolina, you would:
pay 53.6% less for restaurants
North Carolina
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.15
|
$5.83
SVC51.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
|
$5.91
SVC51.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$0.71
SVC6.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
|
$0.67
SVC5.91
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
North Carolina
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
|
$1.83
SVC16.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
|
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
|
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.65
|
$2.36
SVC20.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.35
|
$2.16
SVC18.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.75
SVC6.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$1.03
SVC8.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 3.7% more for transportation
North Carolina
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
|
$3.88
SVC34.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
|
$21.74
SVC190.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,513.75
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,536.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
|
$29.19
SVC255.46
|
|
pay 55.3% less for housing
North Carolina
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.74
|
$43.89
SVC384.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,481.44
|
$610.09
SVC5,339.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,208.87
|
$369.44
SVC3,233.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.18
|
$52.06
SVC455.60
|
|
pay 85.2% less for childcare
North Carolina
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,073.46
|
$96.15
SVC841.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,256.56
|
$3,776.67
SVC33,053.59
|
|
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
North Carolina
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
|
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$2.31
SVC20.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.59
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.90
|
$31.48
SVC275.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.82
|
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
|
pay 4.8% more for clothing
North Carolina
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.84
|
$53.50
SVC468.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.91
|
$41.12
SVC359.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.67
|
$81.36
SVC712.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.53
|
$85.00
SVC743.92
|
|
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