Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 36.3% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Norway, you would:
pay 63.4% less for restaurants
Norway
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK195.87
|
$6.25
SVC54.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK123.94
|
$6.25
SVC54.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK31.65
|
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK26.58
|
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
Norway
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK31.26
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK55.27
|
$3.20
SVC27.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK78.16
|
$7.21
SVC63.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK39.37
|
$3.05
SVC26.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK61.32
|
$2.63
SVC22.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK13.91
|
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.21
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.10
|
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK18.75
|
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK9.87
|
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.71
|
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
|
pay 30.0% less for transportation
Norway
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK79.95
|
$4.05
SVC35.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK788.21
|
$25.00
SVC218.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK356,495.88
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,430.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK227.44
|
$29.00
SVC253.46
|
|
pay 41.7% less for housing
Norway
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK535.68
|
$42.14
SVC368.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,119.57
|
$571.43
SVC4,994.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,432.01
|
$392.86
SVC3,433.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,403.09
|
$61.31
SVC535.88
|
|
pay 41.0% less for childcare
Norway
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,107.54
|
$165.62
SVC1,447.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK78,939.31
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,079.32
|
|
pay 56.2% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK97.89
|
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK48.43
|
$2.51
SVC21.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK143.07
|
$4.00
SVC34.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK457.42
|
$32.44
SVC283.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK139.21
|
$5.00
SVC43.70
|
|
pay 2.5% more for clothing
Norway
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK875.81
|
$69.29
SVC605.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK433.92
|
$54.86
SVC479.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK974.60
|
$99.29
SVC867.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,302.09
|
$104.43
SVC912.71
|
|
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