Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 36.2% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Sweden instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 90.0% more for restaurants
|
El Salvador
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SVC65.66
|
$11.92
SEK128.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
SVC55.42
|
$9.45
SEK102.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
SVC8.39
|
$2.04
SEK22.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SVC7.08
|
$1.93
SEK20.85
|
|
pay 14.8% more for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.56
|
$2.49
SEK26.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.33
|
$5.18
SEK56.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
SVC60.87
|
$5.43
SEK58.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
SVC24.49
|
$3.74
SEK40.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
SVC23.50
|
$4.68
SEK50.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.63
|
$1.19
SEK12.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.73
|
$1.06
SEK11.42
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.20
|
$1.13
SEK12.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.64
|
$1.73
SEK18.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.69
|
$0.67
SEK7.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.54
|
$0.70
SEK7.59
|
|
pay 73.2% more for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
SVC33.25
|
$6.64
SEK71.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.10
|
$68.10
SEK736.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,333.33
SVC213,033.22
|
$26,850.74
SEK290,347.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.95
SVC279.73
|
$21.47
SEK232.11
|
|
pay 12.0% more for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.95
|
$30.29
SEK327.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$652.78
SVC5,714.93
|
$821.73
SEK8,885.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.89
SVC4,061.25
|
$641.62
SEK6,938.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.00
SVC604.11
|
$77.37
SEK836.66
|
|
pay 34.5% less for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,403.27
|
$122.27
SEK1,322.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,258.33
|
$3,135.75
SEK33,908.10
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.51
|
$6.64
SEK71.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
SVC24.71
|
$3.78
SEK40.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.02
|
$6.41
SEK69.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
SVC264.59
|
$38.70
SEK418.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
SVC46.69
|
$14.24
SEK153.95
|
|
pay 6.3% less for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC631.60
|
$79.10
SEK855.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC418.98
|
$35.56
SEK384.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC981.79
|
$84.42
SEK912.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC948.44
|
$125.14
SEK1,353.18
|
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