Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 40.0% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of United States, you would:
pay 58.6% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$5.83
SVC50.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$5.91
SVC51.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
|
pay 27.1% less for groceries
|
United States
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.83
SVC16.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$2.97
SVC25.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$6.82
SVC59.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$2.36
SVC20.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$2.16
SVC18.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.75
SVC6.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$1.03
SVC8.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.09
SVC9.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
|
pay 3.5% less for transportation
|
United States
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$3.88
SVC33.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$21.74
SVC189.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$18,000.00
SVC156,979.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$29.19
SVC254.55
|
|
pay 57.9% less for housing
|
United States
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$43.89
SVC382.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$610.09
SVC5,320.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$369.44
SVC3,221.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$52.06
SVC453.99
|
|
pay 83.9% less for childcare
|
United States
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$96.15
SVC838.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$3,776.67
SVC32,936.55
|
|
pay 51.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$1.50
SVC13.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$2.31
SVC20.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$4.00
SVC34.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$31.48
SVC274.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$5.00
SVC43.61
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
|
United States
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$53.50
SVC466.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$41.12
SVC358.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$81.36
SVC709.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$85.00
SVC741.29
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