Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 43.0% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 27.4% more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
$7.50
SVC65.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
$6.33
SVC55.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
$0.96
SVC8.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
$0.81
SVC7.04
|
|
pay 42.8% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
$6.95
SVC60.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
$2.80
SVC24.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
$2.68
SVC23.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
$3.80
SVC33.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
$24,333.33
SVC212,069.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
$31.95
SVC278.46
|
|
pay 27.3% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
$652.78
SVC5,689.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
$463.89
SVC4,042.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
$69.00
SVC601.38
|
|
pay 4.9% more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
|
pay 39.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
$2.82
SVC24.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
$30.22
SVC263.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
$5.33
SVC46.48
|
|
pay 1.7% more for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
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