Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 92.7% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Syria, you would:
pay 32.0% more for restaurants
Syria
|
El Salvador
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.10
£10,300
|
$5.83
SVC51.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
£11,039
|
$5.91
SVC51.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
£2,042
|
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
£1,035
|
$0.68
SVC5.90
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Syria
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
£1,838
|
$1.83
SVC16.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.86
£4,664
|
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
£7,283
|
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
£3,947
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
£5,065
|
$2.16
SVC18.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
£1,003
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
£1,763
|
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.20
£508
|
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
£819
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
£555
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
£447
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 72.2% more for transportation
Syria
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£9,949
|
$3.88
SVC33.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.68
£29,338
|
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,961.78
£77,792,410
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
£21,178
|
$29.19
SVC255.25
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Syria
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.65
£92,086
|
$43.89
SVC383.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.93
£376,707
|
$610.09
SVC5,335.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.14
£216,422
|
$369.44
SVC3,230.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.68
£109,738
|
$52.06
SVC455.24
|
|
pay 40.6% more for childcare
Syria
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.88
£160,498
|
$96.15
SVC840.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,887.73
£7,255,516
|
$3,776.67
SVC33,027.21
|
|
pay 87.8% more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
£4,166
|
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.98
£2,460
|
$2.31
SVC20.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.08
£5,238
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.47
£33,842
|
$31.48
SVC275.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
£6,700
|
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
|
pay 61.2% more for clothing
Syria
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.67
£54,441
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.71
£54,557
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.97
£276,294
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.29
£159,007
|
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
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