Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 23.8% more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 28.1% less for restaurants
|
Grenada
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$7.50
SVC65.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.79
EC$23.75
|
$6.33
SVC55.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
EC$4.25
|
$0.96
SVC8.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
EC$3.38
|
$0.81
SVC7.08
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
|
Grenada
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.60
EC$4.33
|
$2.12
SVC18.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$3.24
SVC28.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.86
EC$48.26
|
$6.95
SVC60.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
EC$10.11
|
$2.80
SVC24.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
EC$9.52
|
$2.68
SVC23.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.44
SVC12.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.77
SVC6.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.17
SVC10.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$1.22
SVC10.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
EC$6.26
|
$0.99
SVC8.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.98
SVC8.54
|
|
pay 39.0% less for transportation
|
Grenada
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
EC$14.25
|
$3.80
SVC33.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$20.00
SVC175.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$24,333.33
SVC213,033.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$155.41
EC$420.00
|
$31.95
SVC279.73
|
|
pay 0.3% more for housing
|
Grenada
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.49
EC$128.33
|
$42.14
SVC368.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.56
EC$1,506.84
|
$652.78
SVC5,714.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.55
EC$825.77
|
$463.89
SVC4,061.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.57
EC$425.84
|
$69.00
SVC604.11
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Grenada
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$160.29
SVC1,403.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,258.33
|
|
pay 18.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Grenada
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$2.00
SVC17.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$2.82
SVC24.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.00
SVC35.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
EC$93.41
|
$30.22
SVC264.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.83
EC$26.58
|
$5.33
SVC46.69
|
|
pay 98.2% more for clothing
|
Grenada
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$72.14
SVC631.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$47.86
SVC418.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$112.14
SVC981.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$108.33
SVC948.44
|
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