Brazil vs El Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil El Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$754
$1033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1918
$2349
🏠 One person rent
$329
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$571
$879
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$73.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$408
💸 GDP per capita
$8918
$5127
😃 Human freedom index
6.92
6.85
❤️ Life expectancy
72.8
70.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
31
🌐 English speaking %
5.1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
92
40
😀 Quality of life
39
26
🏙️ Population
203M
5.74M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($754) is 27% less expensive than in El Salvador ($1033). Brazil ranked 123rd 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 0.6 months in Brazil compared to 0.4 months in El Salvador. Ranked 124th and 159th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs El Salvador

We calculate prices for Brazil and El Salvador as a population-weighted mean of 385 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.

Brazil El Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$8.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.84
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.8
$58.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.9
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$40.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
9.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1624
$1575
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$1030
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$25
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.73
$28.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.25
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.52
$7.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$5.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.19
$6.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8714
$4554

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Cities Comparison in Brazil vs El Salvador

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Brazil

City Cost of living Population
Sao Paulo
$1042
12.4M
Rio de Janeiro
$1010
6.78M
Brasilia
$826
3.09M
Manaus
$859
2.26M
Recife
$763
1.66M
Curitiba
$809
1.96M
Salvador
$922
2.9M
Belo Horizonte
$861
2.53M
Santo Andre
$680
724K
Porto Alegre
$838
1.49M
Fortaleza
$814
2.7M
Sao Bernardo do Campo
$766
850K
Campinas
$939
1.21M
Sao Luis
$832
1.12M
Goiania
$748
1.56M
Guarulhos
$733
1.32M
Sao Jose dos Campos
$775
737K
Ribeirao Preto
$743
720K
Joinville
$692
605K
Belem
$860
1.51M
Uberlandia
$721
707K
Maceio
$651
1.03M
Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$711
711K
Serra
$731
537K
Niteroi
$778
497K
Londrina
$723
581K
Maua
$711
482K
Duque de Caxias
$688
887K
Teresina
$595
868K
Osasco
$690
701K

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