Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 19.7% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 48.0% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
kr113.97
|
$5.83
SVC51.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
kr90.08
|
$5.91
SVC51.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
kr19.57
|
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
kr17.70
|
$0.68
SVC5.90
|
|
pay 1.3% less for groceries
Sweden
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
kr25.29
|
$1.83
SVC16.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
kr48.71
|
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
kr51.62
|
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
kr32.79
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
kr44.13
|
$2.16
SVC18.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
kr13.05
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
kr10.85
|
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
kr12.49
|
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr17.06
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.55
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.52
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
Sweden
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kr78.55
|
$3.88
SVC33.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
kr758.70
|
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
kr252,305.36
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
kr240.92
|
$29.19
SVC255.25
|
|
pay 3.7% less for housing
Sweden
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
kr310.82
|
$43.89
SVC383.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
kr8,022.54
|
$610.09
SVC5,335.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
kr6,251.92
|
$369.44
SVC3,230.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
kr670.88
|
$52.06
SVC455.24
|
|
pay 3.7% less for childcare
Sweden
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
kr1,411.55
|
$96.15
SVC840.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
kr34,699.85
|
$3,776.67
SVC33,027.21
|
|
pay 44.8% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
kr70.42
|
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
kr39.84
|
$2.31
SVC20.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
kr67.63
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
kr402.41
|
$31.48
SVC275.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
kr135.03
|
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
Sweden
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
kr857.95
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
kr370.28
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
kr872.43
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
kr1,327.20
|
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
|
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