El Salvador vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Salvador Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1098
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$2959
🏠 One person rent
$580
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$890
$1024
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$486
$2197
💸 GDP per capita
$5344
$33834
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
8.4
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
73
🌐 English speaking %
1%
15%
🎓 Higher education
40
98
😀 Quality of life
36
89
🏙️ Population
5.74M
125M

The average cost of living in El Salvador ($1098) is 5% less expensive than in Japan ($1160). El Salvador ranked 71st vs 65th for Japan 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 1.9 months in Japan. Ranked 129th and 16th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in El Salvador vs Japan

We calculate prices for El Salvador and Japan as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 907 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 Japan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.09
$6.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.1
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$3.26
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$1193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.1
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.6%
1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2126
$5404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$3197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$60.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29
$26.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.86
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.27
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$17.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.9
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4626
$11669

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1192
316K
Santa Ana
$709
245K
Soyapango
$1173
241K
San Miguel
$1081
218K
Mejicanos
$1161
141K
Apopa
$1145
131K
Ahuachapan
$1455
111K
Santa Tecla
$1202
122K
Sonsonate
$882
71.5K
Usulutan
$1088
73.1K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1641
14.3M
Yokohama
$1385
3.76M
Osaka
$1212
2.75M
Nagoya
$1248
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1187
1.54M
Sapporo
$1268
1.96M
Kyoto
$1210
1.46M
Kobe
$1119
1.52M
Sendai
$1111
1.06M
Saitama
$1038
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1162
1.6M
Sakai
$1174
824K
Hiroshima
$1003
1.2M
Yokosuka
$1153
390K
Sagamihara
$1060
726K
Chiba
$1244
975K
Kitakyushu
$1044
935K
Kagoshima
$1092
594K
Hachioji
$1252
576K
Kumamoto
$970
738K
Wakayama
$1226
353K
Amagasaki
$1132
456K
Kawaguchi
$1056
594K
Utsunomiya
$1048
518K
Niigata
$1108
791K
Shizuoka
$991
686K
Hamamatsu
$1046
788K
Funabashi
$1145
641K
Himeji
$1212
528K
Kurashiki
$1103
475K