El Salvador vs Germany - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Salvador Germany
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$1601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$3915
🏠 One person rent
$587
$853
🏘️ Family rent
$890
$1596
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$442
$2931
💸 GDP per capita
$5391
$54343
😃 Human freedom index
7.1
8.67
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
80.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
75
🌐 English speaking %
1%
56.3%
🎓 Higher education
40
94
😀 Quality of life
36
91
🏙️ Population
6.03M
84.4M

The average cost of living in El Salvador ($1102) is 31% less expensive than in Germany ($1601). El Salvador ranked 69th vs 23rd for Germany in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in El Salvador compared to 1.8 months in Germany. Ranked 131st and 12th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in El Salvador vs Germany

We calculate prices for El Salvador and Germany as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 662 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.

El Salvador Germany
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.91
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$4.51
 Cappuccino
$3.2
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$774
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$962
$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$1204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.2
$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.26%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2344
$5339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1256
$4073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29
$23.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$8.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.3
$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.41
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.8
$63.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.39
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.3
$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$13707

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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

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2027
3.78M
Hamburg City
$2007
1.91M
Munich
$2201
1.51M
Cologne
$1744
1.09M
Frankfurt
$1989
776K
Stuttgart
$1957
633K
Dusseldorf
$1772
631K
Bremen City
$1556
577K
Essen
$1443
587K
Nuremberg
$1672
526K
Leipzig
$1516
620K
Dresden
$1402
566K
Dortmund
$1585
595K
Hanover
$1726
548K
Mannheim
$1617
317K
Wuppertal
$1233
359K
Duisburg
$1314
504K
Bielefeld
$1451
338K
Wiesbaden
$1879
286K
Munster
$1737
323K
Bochum
$1486
366K
Augsburg
$1728
303K
Karlsruhe
$1780
310K
Bonn
$1677
336K
Braunschweig
$1371
252K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1245
237K
Aachen
$1477
253K
Monchengladbach
$1511
269K
Chemnitz
$1187
251K
Mainz
$1666
223K