Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 5.5 times more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Monaco instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
|
El Salvador
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SVC65.82
|
$36.21
€34.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
SVC55.55
|
$11.32
€10.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
SVC8.41
|
$5.61
€5.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SVC7.09
|
$8.77
€8.31
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
$5.69
€5.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
$11.39
€10.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
SVC61.02
|
$8.62
€8.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
SVC24.55
|
$5.55
€5.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
SVC23.55
|
$8.45
€8.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
$2.57
€2.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
$2.47
€2.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
$1.98
€1.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
$2.92
€2.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
$1.69
€1.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
$2.02
€1.92
|
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pay 61.6% more for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
SVC33.33
|
$8.68
€8.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
$29.74
€28.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,333.33
SVC213,555.54
|
$49,160.43
€46,621.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.95
SVC280.42
|
$21.44
€20.33
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
$110.93
€105.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$652.78
SVC5,728.94
|
$9,401.30
€8,915.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.89
SVC4,071.21
|
$6,591.34
€6,250.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.00
SVC605.59
|
$292.40
€277.30
|
|
pay 11.2 times more for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
$2,759.79
€2,617.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
$29,406.50
€27,888.01
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
SVC24.77
|
$6.29
€5.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
$12.06
€11.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
SVC265.24
|
$512.44
€485.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
SVC46.81
|
$15.00
€14.23
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
$194.39
€184.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
$75.16
€71.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
$203.37
€192.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
$446.93
€423.85
|
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