Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 32.6% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 49.6% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
El Salvador
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.42
|
$5.83
SVC51.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.86
|
$5.91
SVC51.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.45
|
$0.71
SVC6.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.07
|
$0.68
SVC5.91
|
|
pay 17.8% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
El Salvador
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£0.98
|
$1.83
SVC16.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.83
|
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.67
|
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.03
|
$2.36
SVC20.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.48
|
$2.16
SVC18.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.82
|
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.75
SVC6.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.78
|
$1.03
SVC8.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.92
|
$1.09
SVC9.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.45
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.74
|
$3.88
SVC34.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£71.97
|
$21.74
SVC190.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,019.01
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,546.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.80
|
$29.19
SVC255.47
|
|
pay 38.3% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£29.63
|
$43.89
SVC384.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£827.15
|
$610.09
SVC5,339.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£656.81
|
$369.44
SVC3,233.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£143.97
|
$52.06
SVC455.63
|
|
pay 84.6% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£931.84
|
$96.15
SVC841.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,001.12
|
$3,776.67
SVC33,055.58
|
|
pay 52.2% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
El Salvador
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.89
|
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.82
|
$2.31
SVC20.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.64
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£32.81
|
$31.48
SVC275.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.40
|
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£57.92
|
$53.50
SVC468.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£29.85
|
$41.12
SVC359.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£62.46
|
$81.36
SVC712.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£63.49
|
$85.00
SVC743.97
|
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