Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 2.2 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 11.5% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$5.83
SVC51.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.91
SVC51.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.68
SVC5.90
|
|
pay 29.8% more for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.83
SVC16.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.16
SVC18.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$3.88
SVC33.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$29.19
SVC255.25
|
|
pay 25.3% more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$43.89
SVC383.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$610.09
SVC5,335.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$369.44
SVC3,230.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$52.06
SVC455.24
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$96.15
SVC840.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$3,776.67
SVC33,027.21
|
|
pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.31
SVC20.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$31.48
SVC275.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
|
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