Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 39.9% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 13.8% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲31,135
|
$5.83
SVC51.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,730
|
$5.91
SVC51.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,493
|
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,373
|
$0.68
SVC5.90
|
|
pay 90.5% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
$1.83
SVC16.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,935
|
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲22,171
|
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,343
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,567
|
$2.16
SVC18.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,198
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,281
|
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,873
|
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,660
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,612
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,483
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 36.3% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲31,213
|
$3.88
SVC33.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲174,356
|
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲89,565
|
$29.19
SVC255.25
|
|
pay 70.6% more for housing
Paraguay
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲153,812
|
$43.89
SVC383.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,523,328
|
$610.09
SVC5,335.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,615,847
|
$369.44
SVC3,230.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲322,415
|
$52.06
SVC455.24
|
|
pay 15.4% more for childcare
Paraguay
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
$96.15
SVC840.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
$3,776.67
SVC33,027.21
|
|
pay 29.8% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,822
|
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,544
|
$2.31
SVC20.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲213,380
|
$31.48
SVC275.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,513
|
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
|
pay 22.9% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲557,835
|
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
|
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