El Salvador vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Salvador Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$856
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2555
$2095
🏠 One person rent
$636
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$1000
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.7
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$124
💸 GDP per capita
$5580
$1008
😃 Human freedom index
6.88
6.37
❤️ Life expectancy
72.1
64.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
21
🌐 English speaking %
6.9%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
38
1
😀 Quality of life
44
18
🏙️ Population
6.34M
2.2M

The average cost of living in El Salvador ($1164) is 36% more expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($856). El Salvador ranked 71st vs 122nd for Guinea-Bissau 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 0.1 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 119th and 179th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in El Salvador vs Guinea-Bissau

We calculate prices for El Salvador and Guinea-Bissau as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2 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 Guinea-Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$9.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$3.34
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1159
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$483
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2557
$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1525
$784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$6.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$7.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.69
$2.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.13
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.8
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.82
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$162
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4675
$2318

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In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1291
331K
Santa Ana
$770
251K
Soyapango
$1261
230K
San Miguel
$1132
233K
Ahuachapan
$1476
127K
Mejicanos
$1254
137K
Apopa
$1231
129K
Santa Tecla
$1183
126K
Sonsonate
$905
72.2K
Usulutan
$1123
66.1K

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$857
492K
Bafata
$831
29.6K