Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 18.9% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Spain, you would:
pay 49.9% less for restaurants
Spain
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.68
|
$5.83
SVC50.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
$5.91
SVC51.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.32
|
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
|
pay 25.2% more for groceries
Spain
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.38
|
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.33
|
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
|
pay 1.7% less for transportation
Spain
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.37
|
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.26
|
$29.19
SVC254.83
|
|
pay 22.8% less for housing
Spain
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
$43.89
SVC383.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€654.14
|
$610.09
SVC5,326.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€535.21
|
$369.44
SVC3,225.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
$52.06
SVC454.49
|
|
pay 60.3% less for childcare
Spain
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€321.18
|
$96.15
SVC839.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
$3,776.67
SVC32,972.61
|
|
pay 23.0% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.50
|
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$2.31
SVC20.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.64
|
$31.48
SVC274.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.89
|
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
|
pay 0.1% less for clothing
Spain
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.67
|
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
|
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