El Salvador vs Lebanon - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Salvador Lebanon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2523
$2850
🏠 One person rent
$630
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$987
$845
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.2
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$297
💸 GDP per capita
$5580
$3478
😃 Human freedom index
6.88
5.91
❤️ Life expectancy
72.1
77.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
23
🌐 English speaking %
1%
40%
🎓 Higher education
38
75
😀 Quality of life
43
49
🏙️ Population
6.34M
5.81M

The average cost of living in El Salvador ($1148) is 2% less expensive than in Lebanon ($1172). El Salvador ranked 76th vs 71st for Lebanon 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 0.3 months in Lebanon. Ranked 123rd and 102nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in El Salvador vs Lebanon

We calculate prices for El Salvador and Lebanon as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 6 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 Lebanon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.75
$9.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.5
$54.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.7
$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$4
 Cappuccino
$3.2
$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$569
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1158
$1567
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$733
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
10.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2557
$2736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1523
$1556
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$20.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$9.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.12
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.6
$66.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.82
$9.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.1
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$163
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5245
$6856

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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 Lebanon

City Cost of living Population
Beirut
$1353
2.42M
Tripoli
$842
863K
Sidon
$865
164K
Tyre
$676
160K
Jounieh
$1106
102K
Zahle
$1005
100K