El Salvador vs Laos - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Salvador Laos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1098
$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$2817
🏠 One person rent
$580
$786
🏘️ Family rent
$890
$1600
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$486
$224
💸 GDP per capita
$5344
$2075
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
5.34
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
69
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
28
🌐 English speaking %
1%
6%
🎓 Higher education
40
23
😀 Quality of life
36
19
🏙️ Population
5.74M
6.86M

The average cost of living in El Salvador ($1098) is 6% less expensive than in Laos ($1171). El Salvador ranked 71st vs 60th for Laos 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 0.2 months in Laos. Ranked 129th and 167th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in El Salvador vs Laos

We calculate prices for El Salvador and Laos as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 4 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 Laos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.09
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.1
$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$705
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$1635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.1
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.6%
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2126
$1869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29
$11.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.86
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.27
$3.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$3.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$16.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.9
$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4626
$9278

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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 Laos

City Cost of living Population
Vientiane
$1168
948K
Thakhek
$1151
90.8K
Luang Prabang
$1251
53.8K
Vang Vieng
$1174
25K