Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 53.0% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 14.7% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY204.19
|
$6.25
SVC54.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY198.83
|
$6.25
SVC54.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY37.18
|
$0.88
SVC7.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.85
|
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.65
|
$1.85
SVC16.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY116.49
|
$3.20
SVC28.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY94.60
|
$7.21
SVC63.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.78
|
$3.05
SVC26.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY82.66
|
$2.63
SVC23.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY14.10
|
$1.29
SVC11.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY19.20
|
$0.71
SVC6.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.45
|
$0.95
SVC8.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.48
|
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.62
|
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.57
|
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
|
pay 78.5% more for transportation
Turkey
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY147.91
|
$4.05
SVC35.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY616.43
|
$25.00
SVC218.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,349,772.68
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,727.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY213.83
|
$29.00
SVC253.90
|
|
pay 99.3% more for housing
Turkey
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY341.52
|
$42.14
SVC368.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY13,087.07
|
$571.43
SVC5,002.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,782.45
|
$392.86
SVC3,439.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,420.72
|
$61.31
SVC536.81
|
|
pay 31.2% less for childcare
Turkey
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,103.39
|
$165.62
SVC1,450.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY192,634.24
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,149.01
|
|
pay 25.7% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY77.80
|
$2.00
SVC17.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY74.51
|
$2.51
SVC22.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.91
|
$4.00
SVC35.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,075.73
|
$32.44
SVC284.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY144.67
|
$5.00
SVC43.78
|
|
pay 41.6% more for clothing
Turkey
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,483.31
|
$69.29
SVC606.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,218.30
|
$54.86
SVC480.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,619.41
|
$99.29
SVC869.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,405.49
|
$104.43
SVC914.30
|
|
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