Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 2.1 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 58.5% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,534
|
$7.50
SVC65.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
$6.33
SVC55.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,294
|
$0.96
SVC8.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,035
|
$0.81
SVC7.09
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,119
|
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,307
|
$6.95
SVC61.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
$2.80
SVC24.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,709
|
$2.68
SVC23.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
|
pay 83.7% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA19,970
|
$3.80
SVC33.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
$24,333.33
SVC213,555.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
$31.95
SVC280.42
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA272,391
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,127,802
|
$652.78
SVC5,728.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA303,279
|
$463.89
SVC4,071.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
$69.00
SVC605.59
|
|
pay 14.8% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
|
pay 62.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,280
|
$2.82
SVC24.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,479
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA144,108
|
$30.22
SVC265.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
$5.33
SVC46.81
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,028
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,098
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA335,834
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA267,749
|
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
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