Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 59.5% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Egypt instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 66.3% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.40
|
$2.69
E£125.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.62
|
$3.27
E£152.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
$0.25
E£11.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.21
|
$0.14
E£6.57
|
|
pay 71.7% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.30
|
$0.40
E£18.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.86
|
$1.23
E£57.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.42
|
$2.42
E£112.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC22.98
|
$1.12
E£52.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.36
|
$1.58
E£74.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.50
|
$0.40
E£18.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.59
|
$0.22
E£10.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.25
|
$0.14
E£6.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.52
|
$0.13
E£5.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.03
|
$0.12
E£5.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.26
|
$0.10
E£4.69
|
|
pay 60.8% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.64
|
$1.02
E£47.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.37
|
$7.97
E£372.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC156,796.90
|
$15,876.53
E£742,227.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC260.06
|
$1.85
E£86.26
|
|
pay 78.5% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC394.90
|
$10.98
E£513.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,855.69
|
$109.16
E£5,103.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,573.24
|
$71.02
E£3,320.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC455.37
|
$16.81
E£786.02
|
|
pay 51.0% less for childcare
San Salvador
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC864.32
|
$58.30
E£2,725.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC37,892.58
|
$1,699.22
E£79,438.32
|
|
pay 41.7% less for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.07
|
$1.45
E£67.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.47
|
$1.03
E£48.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.84
|
$1.57
E£73.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC256.49
|
$15.18
E£709.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.55
|
$3.13
E£146.22
|
|
pay 46.8% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.04
|
$17.23
E£805.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.24
|
$28.02
E£1,310.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC708.75
|
$63.69
E£2,977.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC740.43
|
$28.91
E£1,351.71
|
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