Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 3.2% cheaper than Slovakia.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
Slovakia
|
El Salvador
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
€7.22
|
$5.83
SVC50.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
€6.82
|
$5.91
SVC51.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.05
|
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
|
pay 38.6% more for groceries
Slovakia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.03
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€5.09
|
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
€3.10
|
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.47
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
€2.66
|
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.43
|
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.39
|
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
|
pay 24.2% more for transportation
Slovakia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.62
€6.21
|
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.13
€21.69
|
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,325.40
€19,062.50
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.42
€10.71
|
$29.19
SVC254.83
|
|
pay 11.9% more for housing
Slovakia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.68
€19.40
|
$43.89
SVC383.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.97
€493.29
|
$610.09
SVC5,326.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.57
€403.81
|
$369.44
SVC3,225.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
€144.43
|
$52.06
SVC454.49
|
|
pay 62.0% less for childcare
Slovakia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$367.52
€344.69
|
$96.15
SVC839.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,594.62
€7,122.73
|
$3,776.67
SVC32,972.61
|
|
pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
€1.49
|
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.93
|
$2.31
SVC20.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.25
€34.00
|
$31.48
SVC274.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.09
€6.65
|
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
|
pay 9.0% more for clothing
Slovakia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.64
€53.12
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
€30.68
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.42
€64.17
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.74
€82.29
|
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
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