Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 41.7% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 13.3% more for restaurants
|
Nicaragua
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO155.04
|
$6.25
SVC54.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.61
|
$6.25
SVC54.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.57
|
$0.88
SVC7.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
pay 15.4% more for groceries
|
Nicaragua
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.38
|
$1.85
SVC16.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.82
|
$3.20
SVC28.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.92
|
$7.21
SVC63.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.83
|
$3.05
SVC26.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.29
|
$2.63
SVC23.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO96.10
|
$1.29
SVC11.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.75
|
$0.71
SVC6.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.37
|
$0.95
SVC8.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.51
|
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO24.99
|
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Nicaragua
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.50
|
$4.05
SVC35.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.43
|
$25.00
SVC218.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,500.00
SVC170,718.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.35
|
$29.00
SVC253.89
|
|
pay 18.4% more for housing
|
Nicaragua
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,175.47
|
$42.14
SVC368.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,892.78
|
$571.43
SVC5,002.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,806.67
|
$392.86
SVC3,439.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,168.41
|
$61.31
SVC536.78
|
|
pay 11.0% less for childcare
|
Nicaragua
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,617.31
|
$165.62
SVC1,450.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO365,911.25
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,146.97
|
|
pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nicaragua
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.53
|
$2.00
SVC17.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.70
|
$2.51
SVC22.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.27
|
$4.00
SVC35.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,374.73
|
$32.44
SVC283.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.97
|
$5.00
SVC43.77
|
|
pay 36.0% more for clothing
|
Nicaragua
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,516.97
|
$69.29
SVC606.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,501.65
|
$54.86
SVC480.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,340.40
|
$99.29
SVC869.23
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,900.63
|
$104.43
SVC914.25
|
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