Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 45.1% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 57.3% more for restaurants
|
Philippines
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱190.75
|
$5.83
SVC50.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱174.21
|
$5.91
SVC51.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱40.63
|
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.52
|
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
|
pay 17.4% more for groceries
|
Philippines
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱69.71
|
$1.83
SVC15.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱185.05
|
$2.97
SVC25.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱384.24
|
$6.82
SVC59.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱103.48
|
$2.36
SVC20.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱108.70
|
$2.16
SVC18.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱66.24
|
$1.44
SVC12.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.49
|
$0.75
SVC6.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱60.35
|
$1.03
SVC8.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.01
|
$1.09
SVC9.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱45.86
|
$1.04
SVC9.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.19
|
$0.83
SVC7.26
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Philippines
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱279.53
|
$3.88
SVC33.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱687.58
|
$21.74
SVC189.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,430,917.21
|
$18,000.00
SVC156,938.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱219.32
|
$29.19
SVC254.49
|
|
pay 52.4% more for housing
|
Philippines
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,184.18
|
$43.89
SVC382.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,390.39
|
$610.09
SVC5,319.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,799.78
|
$369.44
SVC3,221.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,258.20
|
$52.06
SVC453.87
|
|
pay 40.4% less for childcare
|
Philippines
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,705.53
|
$96.15
SVC838.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱341,339.23
|
$3,776.67
SVC32,927.96
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Philippines
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱73.91
|
$1.50
SVC13.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱133.91
|
$2.31
SVC20.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱139.24
|
$4.00
SVC34.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,150.22
|
$31.48
SVC274.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱288.49
|
$5.00
SVC43.59
|
|
pay 45.5% more for clothing
|
Philippines
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,147.96
|
$53.50
SVC466.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,304.35
|
$41.12
SVC358.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,834.11
|
$81.36
SVC709.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,430.48
|
$85.00
SVC741.10
|
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