China vs El Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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China El Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1847
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$279
$587
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$890
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$345
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.2
$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$843
$442
💸 GDP per capita
$12614
$5391
😃 Human freedom index
4.93
7.1
❤️ Life expectancy
78.6
71.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
30
🌐 English speaking %
0.7%
1%
🎓 Higher education
91
40
😀 Quality of life
48
36
🏙️ Population
1.44B
6.03M

The average cost of living in China ($656) is 40% less expensive than in El Salvador ($1102). China ranked 153rd 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 1.3 months in China compared to 0.4 months in El Salvador. Ranked 82nd and 131st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in China vs El Salvador

We calculate prices for China and El Salvador as a population-weighted mean of 544 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.

China El Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.26
$7.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$3.03
$3.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$637
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$427
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$58.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.2
$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
9.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4438
$2344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2622
$1256
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.98
$29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$5.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.8
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.27
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$7.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.5
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.06
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.5
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.45
$7.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.5
$66.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$407
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17132
$5508

Cost of living in other countries

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$349

$907

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Cities Comparison in China vs El Salvador

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In China

City Cost of living Population
Shanghai
$1097
24.9M
Beijing
$1016
21.9M
Shenzhen
$916
17.7M
Chongqing
$634
32.1M
Hong Kong
$2737
7.41M
Guangzhou
$774
18.7M
Chengdu
$623
20.9M
Suzhou
$868
12.7M
Hangzhou
$805
11.9M
Tianjin
$687
13.9M
Xi'an
$587
13M
Wuhan
$656
12.3M
Baoding
$472
11.5M
Wuxi
$670
7.46M
Xuzhou
$484
9.08M
Jinhua
$587
7.05M
Nantong
$602
7.73M
Hefei
$625
9.37M
Nanjing
$746
9.31M
Qingdao
$612
10.1M
Bijie
$584
6.9M
Zhengzhou
$512
12.6M
Changchun
$573
9.07M
Ganzhou
$761
8.97M
Pudong
$984
5.68M
Guiyang
$559
5.99M
Changsha
$577
10M
Quanzhou
$644
8.78M
Dongguan
$656
10.5M
Wenzhou
$726
9.57M

In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1204
316K
Santa Ana
$698
245K
Soyapango
$1182
241K
San Miguel
$1088
218K
Ahuachapan
$1449
111K
Mejicanos
$1175
141K
Apopa
$1160
131K
Santa Tecla
$1194
122K
Sonsonate
$884
71.5K
Usulutan
$1083
73.1K