Cyprus vs El Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cyprus El Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1600
$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3794
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$922
$580
🏘️ Family rent
$1727
$890
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.5
$74.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1857
$486
💸 GDP per capita
$34701
$5344
😃 Human freedom index
8.15
6.85
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
71.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
31
🌐 English speaking %
72.7%
1%
🎓 Higher education
73
40
😀 Quality of life
78
36
🏙️ Population
1.14M
5.74M

The average cost of living in Cyprus ($1600) is 46% more expensive than in El Salvador ($1098). Cyprus ranked 28th vs 71st 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 1.2 months in Cyprus compared to 0.4 months in El Salvador. Ranked 32nd and 129th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cyprus vs El Salvador

We calculate prices for Cyprus 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.

Cyprus El Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$8.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.31
$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.94
$2.03
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.88
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$914
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1752
$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1427
$703
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$90.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
10.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3513
$2126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2738
$1284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.35
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$3.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.59
$7.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.29
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.3
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$5.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.3
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$88
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8059
$4626

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cyprus

City Cost of living Population
Nicosia
$1352
330K
Limassol
$2130
235K
Larnaca
$1559
59.2K
Kyrenia
$1216
33.2K
Paphos
$1528
36K
Ypsonas
$1832
11.1K
Aradippou
$1242
19.2K
Famagusta
$1331
40.9K
Paralimni
$1150
15K
Dali
$1356
10.5K

In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1192
316K
Santa Ana
$709
245K
Soyapango
$1173
241K
San Miguel
$1081
218K
Mejicanos
$1161
141K
Apopa
$1145
131K
Ahuachapan
$1455
111K
Santa Tecla
$1202
122K
Sonsonate
$882
71.5K
Usulutan
$1088
73.1K