Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 52.6% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 37.4% more for restaurants
|
Bolivia
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.05
BOB21.14
|
$7.50
SVC65.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
BOB47.88
|
$6.33
SVC55.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
BOB6.51
|
$0.96
SVC8.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BOB5.10
|
$0.81
SVC7.09
|
|
pay 73.5% more for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
BOB8.77
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
BOB16.23
|
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BOB25.10
|
$6.95
SVC61.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
BOB13.43
|
$2.80
SVC24.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
BOB10.71
|
$2.68
SVC23.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
BOB6.60
|
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.09
|
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.73
|
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB4.36
|
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BOB4.30
|
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.39
|
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
|
pay 64.5% more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
BOB13.88
|
$3.80
SVC33.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.96
BOB179.92
|
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,221.21
BOB112,427.85
|
$24,333.33
SVC213,555.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.22
BOB91.66
|
$31.95
SVC280.42
|
|
pay 87.9% more for housing
|
Bolivia
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.11
BOB312.67
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.61
BOB2,353.78
|
$652.78
SVC5,728.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.58
BOB1,397.13
|
$463.89
SVC4,071.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.72
|
$69.00
SVC605.59
|
|
pay 32.8% more for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.46
BOB1,229.99
|
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.34
BOB22,701.14
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
|
pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
BOB12.31
|
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
BOB17.84
|
$2.82
SVC24.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
BOB18.03
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.68
BOB240.36
|
$30.22
SVC265.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.37
BOB44.15
|
$5.33
SVC46.81
|
|
pay 62.6% more for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.88
BOB290.27
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.40
BOB335.48
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.94
BOB429.32
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.65
BOB378.75
|
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
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