El Salvador vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Salvador India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2523
$1001
🏠 One person rent
$630
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$987
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.2
$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$383
💸 GDP per capita
$5580
$2695
😃 Human freedom index
6.88
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
72.1
72
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
39
🌐 English speaking %
1%
15.8%
🎓 Higher education
38
73
😀 Quality of life
43
46
🏙️ Population
6.34M
1.45B

The average cost of living in El Salvador ($1148) is 170% more expensive than in India ($425). El Salvador ranked 76th vs 192nd for India 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 0.9 months in India. Ranked 123rd and 111th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in El Salvador vs India

We calculate prices for El Salvador and India as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 220 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 India
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.75
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.5
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.7
$3.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$3.2
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1158
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$7.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2557
$1839
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1523
$889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$3.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$5.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.12
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$17.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.6
$16.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.82
$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.1
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$163
$71.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5245
$2121

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Cities Comparison in El Salvador vs India

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$507
26.5M
Mumbai
$733
15.4M
Bangalore
$523
12.3M
Hyderabad
$462
9.31M
Ahmedabad
$437
7.65M
Pune
$502
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Surat
$693
5.94M
Kolkata
$364
4.5M
Lucknow
$340
3.38M
Kanpur
$314
3.07M
Thane
$475
1.89M
Jaipur
$382
3.07M
Ghaziabad
$382
2.38M
Faridabad
$362
1.4M
Vadodara
$382
2.07M
Nagpur
$548
2.41M
Agra
$375
1.59M
Vasai
$294
1.22M
Nashik
$346
1.49M
Navi Mumbai
$504
1.12M
Allahabad
$300
1.54M
Kalyan
$379
1.25M
Bhopal
$360
1.8M
Meerut
$337
1.31M
Mysore
$349
1.27M
Indore
$355
1.99M
Aurangabad
$344
1.18M
Ludhiana
$414
1.62M
Jodhpur
$330
1.51M