Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 35.4% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of United States, you would:
pay 54.9% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$7.50
SVC65.51
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$6.33
SVC55.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$0.96
SVC8.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
|
pay 23.6% less for groceries
|
United States
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$2.12
SVC18.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$3.24
SVC28.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$6.95
SVC60.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$2.80
SVC24.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$2.68
SVC23.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$1.44
SVC12.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.77
SVC6.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.17
SVC10.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.22
SVC10.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.99
SVC8.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.98
SVC8.52
|
|
pay 1.9% less for transportation
|
United States
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$3.80
SVC33.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
$20.00
SVC174.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
$24,333.33
SVC212,544.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
$31.95
SVC279.09
|
|
pay 54.8% less for housing
|
United States
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$42.14
SVC368.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
$652.78
SVC5,701.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
$463.89
SVC4,051.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
$69.00
SVC602.72
|
|
pay 81.2% less for childcare
|
United States
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
$160.29
SVC1,400.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,143.08
|
|
pay 53.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$2.00
SVC17.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$2.82
SVC24.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$4.00
SVC34.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
$30.22
SVC263.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
$5.33
SVC46.59
|
|
pay 22.4% more for clothing
|
United States
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
$72.14
SVC630.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
$47.86
SVC418.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
$112.14
SVC979.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
$108.33
SVC946.26
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