Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 89.3% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Indonesia
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
IDR28,857.35
|
$7.50
SVC65.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
IDR52,347.91
|
$6.33
SVC55.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
IDR10,181.98
|
$0.96
SVC8.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
IDR6,681.04
|
$0.81
SVC7.04
|
|
pay 48.7% more for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
IDR20,092.18
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
IDR73,403.55
|
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
IDR83,978.43
|
$6.95
SVC60.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
IDR26,227.07
|
$2.80
SVC24.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IDR22,764.29
|
$2.68
SVC23.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
IDR18,964.06
|
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
IDR10,022.97
|
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
IDR13,131.73
|
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,787.11
|
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR9,089.07
|
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,940.74
|
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
IDR50,132.55
|
$3.80
SVC33.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.11
IDR195,806.35
|
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,176.29
IDR390,962,026.92
|
$24,333.33
SVC212,069.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
IDR62,813.55
|
$31.95
SVC278.46
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Indonesia
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
IDR431,201.55
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.33
IDR4,517,095.80
|
$652.78
SVC5,689.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.17
IDR2,654,892.38
|
$463.89
SVC4,042.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.78
IDR772,735.41
|
$69.00
SVC601.38
|
|
pay 18.8% more for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.28
IDR1,815,656.37
|
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,061.21
IDR98,017,663.34
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
|
pay 40.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
IDR44,364.14
|
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IDR27,700.61
|
$2.82
SVC24.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR35,184.88
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
IDR432,130.58
|
$30.22
SVC263.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
IDR51,049.88
|
$5.33
SVC46.48
|
|
pay 68.3% more for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.98
IDR678,901.07
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
IDR452,539.27
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.38
IDR1,105,864.61
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.14
IDR1,053,325.28
|
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
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