Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 33.0% cheaper than Texas.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Texas, you would:
pay 54.7% less for restaurants
Texas
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
|
$5.83
SVC50.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
|
$5.91
SVC51.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
|
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
|
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
|
pay 20.2% less for groceries
Texas
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
|
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
|
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.98
|
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
|
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
|
pay 13.7% more for transportation
Texas
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.21
|
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,909.84
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.11
|
$29.19
SVC254.83
|
|
pay 54.9% less for housing
Texas
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.26
|
$43.89
SVC383.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,311.15
|
$610.09
SVC5,326.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,059.56
|
$369.44
SVC3,225.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.47
|
$52.06
SVC454.49
|
|
pay 78.8% less for childcare
Texas
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$969.04
|
$96.15
SVC839.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,614.33
|
$3,776.67
SVC32,972.61
|
|
pay 43.4% less for entertainment and sports
Texas
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
|
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$2.31
SVC20.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.42
|
$31.48
SVC274.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.69
|
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
Texas
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.07
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.10
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.97
|
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
|
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