Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 91.1% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 24.4% more in El Salvador
- Groceries
-
pay 33.1% more in El Salvador
- Transportation
-
pay 92.9% more in El Salvador
- Housing
-
pay 50.0% less in El Salvador
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 22.3% more in El Salvador
- Clothing
-
pay 5.2 times more in El Salvador
The cost of clothing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in El Salvador are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Notably, clothing and transportation are significantly more expensive in El Salvador.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 24.4% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$7.50
SVC65.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.33
SVC55.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.96
SVC8.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
|
pay 33.1% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$2.12
SVC18.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.24
SVC28.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.95
SVC60.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.80
SVC24.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.68
SVC23.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.44
SVC12.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.77
SVC6.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.17
SVC10.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.22
SVC10.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.99
SVC8.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.98
SVC8.51
|
|
pay 92.9% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.80
SVC33.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
SVC174.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$24,333.33
SVC212,406.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$31.95
SVC278.91
|
|
pay 50.0% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$42.14
SVC367.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$652.78
SVC5,698.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$463.89
SVC4,049.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$69.00
SVC602.33
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$160.29
SVC1,399.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,740.67
SVC50,110.44
|
pay 22.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.00
SVC17.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.82
SVC24.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$30.22
SVC263.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.33
SVC46.55
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$72.14
SVC629.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$47.86
SVC417.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$112.14
SVC978.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$108.33
SVC945.64
|
|
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