Somalia is 26.5% cheaper than El Salvador.

If you lived in Somalia instead of El Salvador, you would:

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pay 31.9% less for restaurants

 
El Salvador
Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.25
SVC54.62
$2.65
SOS1,513
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.25
SVC54.57
$5.33
SOS3,044
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.88
SVC7.66
$0.71
SOS407

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pay 12.9% less for groceries

 
El Salvador
Somalia
Bread
1 loaf
$1.85
SVC16.19
$0.97
SOS555
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.20
SVC27.99
$1.96
SOS1,118
Milk (1 gallon) $7.21
SVC63.02
$6.37
SOS3,637

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pay 23.4% less for transportation

 
El Salvador
Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.05
SVC35.43
$4.08
SOS2,329
Monthly public transit pass $25.00
SVC218.47
$37.50
SOS21,404
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,500.00
SVC170,404.36
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014

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pay 28.8% less for housing

 
El Salvador
Somalia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$42.14
SVC368.27
$30.62
SOS17,480
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $571.43
SVC4,993.53
$207.78
SOS118,596
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $392.86
SVC3,433.05
$86.25
SOS49,232

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pay 73.3% less for childcare

 
El Salvador
Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $165.62
SVC1,447.34
$55.21
SOS31,512
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,585.71
SVC40,073.11
$922.50
SOS526,549

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pay 49.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
El Salvador
Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
SVC17.48
$8.50
SOS4,852
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.51
SVC21.96
$1.22
SOS698
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.00
SVC34.95
$1.34
SOS768

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pay 65.3% less for clothing

 
El Salvador
Somalia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$69.29
SVC605.47
$18.61
SOS10,623
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$54.86
SVC479.38
$23.11
SOS13,191
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$99.29
SVC867.63
$25.89
SOS14,777

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