Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 5.4% cheaper than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 55.3% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$5.83
SVC50.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$5.91
SVC51.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.67
SVC5.89
|
|
pay 32.4% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$1.83
SVC16.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$2.36
SVC20.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$2.16
SVC18.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$1.03
SVC8.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$3.88
SVC33.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$29.19
SVC254.67
|
|
pay 43.8% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$43.89
SVC382.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$610.09
SVC5,323.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$369.44
SVC3,223.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$52.06
SVC454.20
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$96.15
SVC838.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$3,776.67
SVC32,951.84
|
|
pay 65.0% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$2.31
SVC20.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$31.48
SVC274.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
|
pay 71.9% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
|
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