El Salvador vs Mauritania - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Salvador Mauritania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1098
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$1649
🏠 One person rent
$580
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$890
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$45.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$486
$671
💸 GDP per capita
$5344
$2149
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
5.34
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
64.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
30
🌐 English speaking %
1%
4%
🎓 Higher education
40
19
😀 Quality of life
36
31
🏙️ Population
5.74M
4.61M

The average cost of living in El Salvador ($1098) is 62% more expensive than in Mauritania ($677). El Salvador ranked 71st vs 146th for Mauritania 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 months in Mauritania. Ranked 129th and 144th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in El Salvador vs Mauritania

We calculate prices for El Salvador and Mauritania as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2 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 Mauritania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.09
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.1
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.96
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.1
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$59.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.6%
12.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2126
$3379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29
$2.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.86
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.27
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$87.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$5.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.9
$20.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$80.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4626
$7074

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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 Mauritania

City Cost of living Population
Nouakchott
$678
1.08M
Rosso
$649
33.5K