Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 5.8% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Greece, you would:
pay 23.1% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.63
|
$7.50
SVC65.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
$6.33
SVC55.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.99
|
$0.96
SVC8.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.81
SVC7.04
|
|
pay 29.1% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€6.04
|
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.75
|
$6.95
SVC60.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.86
|
$2.80
SVC24.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.05
|
$2.68
SVC23.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
|
pay 4.3% more for transportation
|
Greece
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.24
|
$3.80
SVC33.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.53
|
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€27,149.39
|
$24,333.33
SVC212,069.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.25
|
$31.95
SVC278.46
|
|
pay 2.6% more for housing
|
Greece
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.46
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€502.75
|
$652.78
SVC5,689.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€376.04
|
$463.89
SVC4,042.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€168.43
|
$69.00
SVC601.38
|
|
pay 35.2% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€396.09
|
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,071.52
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
|
pay 34.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.22
|
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.35
|
$2.82
SVC24.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.71
|
$30.22
SVC263.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.46
|
$5.33
SVC46.48
|
|
pay 15.9% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€80.19
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.27
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€79.72
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€89.57
|
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
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