Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 22.6% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 13.0% more for restaurants
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.71
F CFA2,256
|
$6.25
SVC54.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.49
F CFA5,766
|
$6.25
SVC54.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.88
SVC7.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
F CFA424
|
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
|
pay 33.7% more for groceries
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
F CFA407
|
$1.85
SVC16.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.29
F CFA4,429
|
$3.20
SVC28.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.65
F CFA5,251
|
$7.21
SVC63.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
F CFA1,308
|
$3.05
SVC26.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
F CFA2,303
|
$2.63
SVC23.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
F CFA786
|
$1.29
SVC11.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.71
SVC6.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
F CFA460
|
$0.95
SVC8.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA360
|
$1.04
SVC9.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$0.93
SVC8.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
F CFA392
|
$0.81
SVC7.07
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
F CFA3,128
|
$4.05
SVC35.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.28
F CFA25,068
|
$25.00
SVC219.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,718.07
F CFA18,048,774
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,982.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.86
F CFA9,024
|
$29.00
SVC254.28
|
pay 18.2% less for housing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.80
F CFA33,892
|
$42.14
SVC369.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$722.31
F CFA438,685
|
$571.43
SVC5,010.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.48
F CFA197,677
|
$392.86
SVC3,444.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.36
F CFA71,885
|
$61.31
SVC537.61
|
|
pay 33.3% more for childcare
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.58
F CFA83,559
|
$165.62
SVC1,452.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,136.91
F CFA1,905,148
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,208.96
|
|
pay 46.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA602
|
$2.00
SVC17.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
F CFA1,529
|
$2.51
SVC22.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.24
F CFA752
|
$4.00
SVC35.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.94
F CFA43,694
|
$32.44
SVC284.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$5.00
SVC43.84
|
|
pay 27.7% more for clothing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.62
F CFA36,209
|
$69.29
SVC607.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.24
F CFA24,441
|
$54.86
SVC481.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
F CFA40,966
|
$99.29
SVC870.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.90
F CFA57,029
|
$104.43
SVC915.66
|
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