Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 18.1% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 43.2% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU695.00
|
$7.50
SVC65.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU388.70
|
$6.33
SVC55.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU74.57
|
$0.96
SVC8.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU55.76
|
$0.81
SVC7.08
|
|
pay 11.1% more for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU94.59
|
$2.12
SVC18.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU258.57
|
$3.24
SVC28.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU161.59
|
$6.95
SVC60.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU146.01
|
$2.80
SVC24.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU159.86
|
$2.68
SVC23.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU48.83
|
$1.44
SVC12.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU45.57
|
$0.77
SVC6.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU24.60
|
$1.17
SVC10.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU49.29
|
$1.22
SVC10.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU32.92
|
$0.99
SVC8.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU32.32
|
$0.98
SVC8.54
|
|
pay 20.2% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU294.46
|
$3.80
SVC33.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,900.00
|
$20.00
SVC175.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,408,833.33
|
$24,333.33
SVC213,033.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU893.95
|
$31.95
SVC279.73
|
|
pay 0.4% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,594.34
|
$42.14
SVC368.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU25,216.81
|
$652.78
SVC5,714.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU18,563.03
|
$463.89
SVC4,061.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,814.37
|
$69.00
SVC604.11
|
|
pay 36.3% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,208.85
|
$160.29
SVC1,403.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU298,440.65
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,258.33
|
|
pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU136.68
|
$2.00
SVC17.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU158.42
|
$2.82
SVC24.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU203.33
|
$4.00
SVC35.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,131.57
|
$30.22
SVC264.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU398.00
|
$5.33
SVC46.69
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,577.61
|
$72.14
SVC631.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,945.15
|
$47.86
SVC418.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,215.65
|
$112.14
SVC981.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,198.67
|
$108.33
SVC948.44
|
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