Bolivia vs El Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bolivia El Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$715
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1702
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$314
$652
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$993
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.6
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$364
$403
💸 GDP per capita
$4001
$5580
😃 Human freedom index
6.88
7.1
❤️ Life expectancy
68.6
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
30
🌐 English speaking %
4%
1%
🎓 Higher education
45
38
😀 Quality of life
39
41
🏙️ Population
12.4M
6.34M

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($715) is 38% less expensive than in El Salvador ($1160). Bolivia ranked 144th vs 69th 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 0.5 months in Bolivia compared to 0.3 months in El Salvador. Ranked 131st and 125th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bolivia vs El Salvador

We calculate prices for Bolivia and El Salvador as a population-weighted mean of 10 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.

Bolivia El Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.54
$5.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$531
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$558
$1083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$425
$820
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.5
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
8.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1214
$2348
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$1497
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.2
$29.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$6.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.17
$6.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.26
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.3
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.76
$7.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.3
$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.2
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3641
$6156

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Cities Comparison in Bolivia vs El Salvador

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bolivia

City Cost of living Population
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$809
3.15M
El Alto
$675
842K
La Paz
$681
756K
Cochabamba
$565
632K
Sucre
$627
361K
Oruro
$634
265K
Potosi
$509
190K
Sacaba
$562
172K
Tarija
$560
180K
Trinidad
$780
124K

In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1362
331K
Santa Ana
$695
251K
San Miguel
$1097
233K
Soyapango
$1273
230K
Mejicanos
$1262
137K
Apopa
$1238
129K
Ahuachapan
$1436
127K
Santa Tecla
$1182
126K
Sonsonate
$883
72.2K
Usulutan
$1090
66.1K