Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.1 times more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Ireland instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SVC65.61
|
$17.71
€17.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
SVC55.37
|
$9.75
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
SVC8.38
|
$2.15
€2.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SVC7.07
|
$1.66
€1.59
|
|
pay 5.8% more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.55
|
$1.78
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.31
|
$4.12
€3.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
SVC60.83
|
$5.05
€4.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
SVC24.47
|
$3.71
€3.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
SVC23.48
|
$4.48
€4.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.62
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.72
|
$0.91
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.19
|
$1.24
€1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.63
|
$1.58
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.69
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.53
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
SVC33.22
|
$7.11
€6.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.96
|
$119.47
€114.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,333.33
SVC212,868.49
|
$37,943.34
€36,420.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.95
SVC279.51
|
$20.48
€19.65
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
El Salvador
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.67
|
$46.92
€45.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$652.78
SVC5,710.51
|
$1,406.76
€1,350.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.89
SVC4,058.11
|
$1,187.82
€1,140.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.00
SVC603.64
|
$159.87
€153.46
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,402.18
|
$996.31
€956.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,219.47
|
$6,771.62
€6,499.92
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
$5.94
€5.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
SVC24.69
|
$3.80
€3.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.99
|
$16.44
€15.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
SVC264.38
|
$55.70
€53.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
SVC46.66
|
$12.29
€11.80
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
El Salvador
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC631.11
|
$77.94
€74.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC418.66
|
$37.83
€36.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC981.03
|
$85.63
€82.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC947.70
|
$89.10
€85.53
|
|
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