El Salvador vs Ireland - Cost of Living Comparison

El Salvador Ireland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$2343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2061
$5095
🏠 One person rent
$467
$1528
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$2503
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.4
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$385
$3130
💸 GDP per capita
$5127
$104K
😃 Human freedom index
6.65
8.7
❤️ Life expectancy
70.7
82.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
77
🌐 English speaking %
1%
98.4%
🎓 Higher education
41
88
😀 Quality of life
26
93
🏙️ Population
5.74M
5.12M

The average cost of living in El Salvador ($931) is 60% less expensive than in Ireland ($2343). El Salvador ranked 86th vs 6th for Ireland 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 1.3 months in Ireland. Ranked 160th and 8th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in El Salvador vs Ireland

We calculate prices for El Salvador and Ireland as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 12 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 Ireland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.51
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$78.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.54
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$6.83
 Cappuccino
$2.36
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$560
$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$1281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$776
$2674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$2139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.7%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1229
$5829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$974
$4340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.3
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$3.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.83
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$6.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$70.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.4
$88
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$1198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4248
$9499

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In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1062
316K
Soyapango
$917
241K
San Miguel
$954
218K
Santa Ana
$784
245K
Mejicanos
$946
141K
Apopa
$943
131K
Santa Tecla
$966
122K
Ahuachapan
$865
111K
Usulutan
$903
73.1K
Sonsonate
$844
71.5K

In Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2669
553K
Cork
$2118
222K
Galway
$2054
83.5K
Limerick
$1488
58.3K
Waterford
$1959
48.4K
Drogheda
$2332
41K
Swords
$2600
36.9K
Dundalk
$1951
39K
Naas
$2272
21.4K
Kilkenny
$1993
22.2K
Tralee
$1705
26.1K
Wexford
$2075
20.2K