Australia vs El Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia El Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2293
$1033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5326
$2349
🏠 One person rent
$1346
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$2253
$879
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$73.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3598
$408
💸 GDP per capita
$65100
$5127
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
6.85
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
70.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
31
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
1%
🎓 Higher education
98
40
😀 Quality of life
94
26
🏙️ Population
25.7M
5.74M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2293) is 122% more expensive than in El Salvador ($1033). Australia ranked 10th vs 77th for El Salvador in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Australia compared to 0.4 months in El Salvador. Ranked 6th and 159th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs El Salvador

We calculate prices for Australia and El Salvador as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia El Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$8.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1435
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1105
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2728
$917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1832
$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$58.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$40.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
9.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10620
$1575
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7615
$1030
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$25
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$28.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.01
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$7.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.3
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$6.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.6
$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15406
$4554

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2741
4.84M
Melbourne
$2356
4.53M
Brisbane
$2356
2.36M
Perth
$2292
2.14M
Adelaide
$2180
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2152
638K
Canberra
$2604
381K
Wollongong
$1430
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1843
284K
Ipswich
$1785
233K
Hobart
$2203
222K
Townsville
$1249
174K
Geelong
$1688
191K
Newcastle
$1461
153K
Darwin
$1859
140K
Cairns
$1397
147K
Launceston
$1723
106K
Ballarat
$1327
116K
Bendigo
$1317
103K
Bunbury
$1601
71.1K
Toowoomba
$1552
108K
Melton
$1708
72.2K
Rockhampton
$1413
63.2K
Wagga Wagga
$1528
67.4K
Pakenham
$1719
54.1K
Orange
$1463
41.2K
Tarneit
$1658
56.4K
Frankston
$1707
37.3K
Berwick
$1716
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1756
54.7K

In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1147
316K
Soyapango
$1117
241K
San Miguel
$1107
218K
Santa Ana
$702
245K
Mejicanos
$1112
141K
Apopa
$1093
131K
Santa Tecla
$1153
122K
Ahuachapan
$915
111K
Usulutan
$1031
73.1K
Sonsonate
$866
71.5K