Austria vs El Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Austria El Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1668
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4059
$2061
🏠 One person rent
$853
$467
🏘️ Family rent
$1538
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$506
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$73.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2904
$385
💸 GDP per capita
$52131
$5127
😃 Human freedom index
8.26
6.65
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
70.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
33
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
94
41
😀 Quality of life
92
26
🏙️ Population
8.98M
5.74M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1668) is 79% more expensive than in El Salvador ($931). Austria ranked 22nd vs 86th 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 1.7 months in Austria compared to 0.4 months in El Salvador. Ranked 15th and 160th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs El Salvador

We calculate prices for Austria and El Salvador as a population-weighted mean of 26 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.

Austria El Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.53
$1.52
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$622
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1599
$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$57.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.76%
14.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7428
$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4953
$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.4
$25
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$28.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.64
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$8.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.8
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.9
$48.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.5
$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12478
$4248

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$1749
1.97M
Graz
$1596
293K
Linz
$1673
210K
Salzburg
$1681
155K
Innsbruck
$1631
131K
Klagenfurt
$1633
101K
Wels
$1388
61.2K
Sankt Polten
$1463
55.5K
Villach
$1558
65.1K
Dornbirn
$1622
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1368
44.5K
Steyr
$1506
38.3K
Klosterneuburg
$1434
27.1K
Baden bei Wien
$1572
26.3K
Amstetten
$1293
23.7K
Feldkirch
$1476
33.4K
Leonding
$1521
28.7K
Bregenz
$1731
29.8K
Krems an der Donau
$1473
25.3K
Leoben
$1376
24.6K
Traun
$1442
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1149
22.8K
Modling
$1549
20.6K
Hallein
$1589
21.2K
Lustenau
$1605
22.8K
Wolfsberg
$1182
25K

In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1062
316K
Soyapango
$917
241K
San Miguel
$954
218K
Santa Ana
$784
245K
Mejicanos
$946
141K
Apopa
$943
131K
Santa Tecla
$966
122K
Ahuachapan
$865
111K
Usulutan
$903
73.1K
Sonsonate
$844
71.5K