Cost of living comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Svalbard, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Svalbard
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El Salvador
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.83
SVC50.90
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.91
SVC51.59
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.71
SVC6.19
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.67
SVC5.89
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Svalbard
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El Salvador
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.83
SVC16.00
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
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Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.36
SVC20.58
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.16
SVC18.82
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.75
SVC6.52
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.03
SVC8.95
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.09
SVC9.54
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
SVC9.04
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Svalbard
|
El Salvador
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.88
SVC33.89
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.19
SVC254.67
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Svalbard
|
El Salvador
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$43.89
SVC382.94
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$610.09
SVC5,323.09
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$369.44
SVC3,223.44
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$52.06
SVC454.20
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Svalbard
|
El Salvador
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$96.15
SVC838.90
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,776.67
SVC32,951.84
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Svalbard
|
El Salvador
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.31
SVC20.13
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$31.48
SVC274.68
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Svalbard
|
El Salvador
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$85.00
SVC741.63
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