Cost of living comparison
If you lived in American Samoa instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
SVC54.65
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.25
SVC54.61
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
El Salvador
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.20
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.01
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SVC63.06
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.63
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.00
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
El Salvador
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.45
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.60
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,511.63
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.58
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
El Salvador
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.50
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.43
SVC4,996.68
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.86
SVC3,435.22
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.31
SVC536.13
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
El Salvador
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,448.26
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,098.34
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.49
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
SVC21.97
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.44
SVC283.64
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.72
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
El Salvador
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC605.85
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC479.68
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC868.17
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC913.14
|
?? |
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