Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 8.8% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 42.6% less for restaurants
|
Republic of the Congo
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.96
FCFA8,780
|
$7.50
SVC65.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,620
|
$6.33
SVC55.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
FCFA1,184
|
$0.96
SVC8.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA942
|
$0.81
SVC7.04
|
|
pay 9.4% less for groceries
|
Republic of the Congo
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.56
FCFA1,612
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
FCFA2,643
|
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
FCFA4,950
|
$6.95
SVC60.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,134
|
$2.80
SVC24.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
FCFA1,381
|
$2.68
SVC23.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
FCFA742
|
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA573
|
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
FCFA1,242
|
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
FCFA760
|
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA732
|
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA661
|
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
|
pay 15.6% more for transportation
|
Republic of the Congo
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
FCFA3,259
|
$3.80
SVC33.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.59
FCFA14,207
|
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,895.05
FCFA20,688,145
|
$24,333.33
SVC212,069.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.09
FCFA8,864
|
$31.95
SVC278.46
|
|
pay 33.1% less for housing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.50
FCFA47,481
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$971.39
FCFA610,918
|
$652.78
SVC5,689.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.68
FCFA224,948
|
$463.89
SVC4,042.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA287,384
|
$69.00
SVC601.38
|
|
pay 6.3% less for childcare
|
Republic of the Congo
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA134,678
|
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,207,460
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
|
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Republic of the Congo
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
FCFA1,739
|
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
FCFA2,599
|
$2.82
SVC24.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
FCFA2,358
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
FCFA38,520
|
$30.22
SVC263.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$5.33
SVC46.48
|
|
pay 41.8% more for clothing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.83
FCFA22,536
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.92
FCFA23,846
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA58,000
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
FCFA57,650
|
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
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