Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 40.5% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 52.8% less for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
CFPF1,995
|
$6.25
SVC54.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.80
CFPF1,297
|
$6.25
SVC54.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
CFPF249
|
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CFPF132
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
pay 35.1% less for groceries
New Caledonia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CFPF185
|
$1.85
SVC16.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.49
CFPF714
|
$3.20
SVC28.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF449
|
$7.21
SVC63.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.48
CFPF603
|
$3.05
SVC26.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.82
CFPF860
|
$2.63
SVC23.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.76
CFPF193
|
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.08
CFPF339
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
CFPF264
|
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.92
CFPF321
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
CFPF176
|
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
CFPF151
|
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
|
pay 0.6% less for transportation
New Caledonia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.77
CFPF634
|
$4.05
SVC35.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.54
CFPF6,434
|
$25.00
SVC218.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,680.08
CFPF3,042,520
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,511.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.53
CFPF1,487
|
$29.00
SVC253.58
|
|
pay 34.9% less for housing
New Caledonia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.91
CFPF5,706
|
$42.14
SVC368.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$716.96
CFPF78,806
|
$571.43
SVC4,996.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.28
CFPF69,828
|
$392.86
SVC3,435.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$163.09
CFPF17,927
|
$61.31
SVC536.13
|
|
pay 77.6% less for childcare
New Caledonia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$738.14
CFPF81,134
|
$165.62
SVC1,448.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,585.71
SVC40,098.34
|
|
pay 59.9% less for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.08
CFPF998
|
$2.00
SVC17.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.72
CFPF519
|
$2.51
SVC21.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.15
CFPF1,995
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.32
CFPF5,861
|
$32.44
SVC283.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CFPF1,297
|
$5.00
SVC43.72
|
|
pay 22.6% less for clothing
New Caledonia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$99.83
CFPF10,973
|
$69.29
SVC605.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.55
CFPF7,315
|
$54.86
SVC479.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
CFPF10,225
|
$99.29
SVC868.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.20
CFPF22,445
|
$104.43
SVC913.14
|
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