El Salvador vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Salvador Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1160
$1616
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2514
$3844
🏠 One person rent
$652
$819
🏘️ Family rent
$993
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$538
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$1942
💸 GDP per capita
$5580
$40226
😃 Human freedom index
7.1
8.26
❤️ Life expectancy
72.1
83.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
54
🌐 English speaking %
1%
13.6%
🎓 Higher education
38
92
😀 Quality of life
41
80
🏙️ Population
6.34M
59M

The average cost of living in El Salvador ($1160) is 28% less expensive than in Italy ($1616). El Salvador ranked 69th vs 32nd for Italy 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 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 125th and 34th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in El Salvador vs Italy

We calculate prices for El Salvador and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 148 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 Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.82
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.1
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$5.88
 Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$840
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$531
$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1083
$1563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$1076
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.47%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2348
$4727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$2702
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.7
$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.5
$21.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.94
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.96
$7.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$6.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.8
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.17
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.2
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.35
$17.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.3
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$162
$567
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6156
$10619

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1362
331K
Santa Ana
$695
251K
San Miguel
$1097
233K
Soyapango
$1273
230K
Mejicanos
$1262
137K
Apopa
$1238
129K
Ahuachapan
$1436
127K
Santa Tecla
$1182
126K
Sonsonate
$883
72.2K
Usulutan
$1090
66.1K

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$2020
2.75M
Milan
$2307
1.35M
Turin
$1582
842K
Naples
$1605
913K
Genoa
$1620
559K
Palermo
$1301
630K
Bologna
$1727
388K
Florence
$1785
361K
Catania
$1298
312K
Bari
$1588
316K
Verona
$1657
256K
Venice
$1704
250K
Padua
$1769
206K
Prato
$1607
196K
Messina
$1176
219K
Brescia
$1762
196K
Parma
$1589
197K
Modena
$1700
184K
Trieste
$1600
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1446
170K
Taranto
$1311
188K
Rimini
$1567
149K
Perugia
$1215
162K
Ravenna
$1384
156K
Cagliari
$1586
148K
Bergamo
$1547
120K
Foggia
$1334
145K
Livorno
$1510
153K
Forli
$1614
116K
Latina
$1345
128K