El Salvador vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Salvador Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2523
$2147
🏠 One person rent
$630
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$987
$647
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.2
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$143
💸 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 %
1%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
38
1
😀 Quality of life
43
20
🏙️ Population
6.34M
2.2M

The average cost of living in El Salvador ($1148) is 31% more expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($876). El Salvador ranked 76th vs 116th 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 0.3 months in El Salvador compared to 0.2 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 123rd and 180th 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
$5.75
$6.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.5
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.7
$9.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.24
 Cappuccino
$3.2
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1158
$702
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2557
$1394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1523
$821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$6.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$1.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.12
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$4.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.6
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.82
$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.1
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$163
$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5245
$2326

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In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1274
331K
Santa Ana
$734
251K
San Miguel
$1120
233K
Soyapango
$1246
230K
Ahuachapan
$1470
127K
Mejicanos
$1237
137K
Apopa
$1221
129K
Santa Tecla
$1178
126K
Sonsonate
$897
72.2K
Usulutan
$1109
66.1K

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$878
492K
Bafata
$852
29.6K