El Salvador vs Mauritius - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Salvador Mauritius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2148
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$502
$319
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.1
$50.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$546
💸 GDP per capita
$5127
$10216
😃 Human freedom index
6.65
7.63
❤️ Life expectancy
70.7
73.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
50
🌐 English speaking %
1%
16%
🎓 Higher education
41
45
😀 Quality of life
25
59
🏙️ Population
5.74M
1.26M

The average cost of living in El Salvador ($969) is 32% more expensive than in Mauritius ($733). El Salvador ranked 81st vs 123rd for Mauritius 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 0.7 months in Mauritius. Ranked 161st and 61st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in El Salvador vs Mauritius

We calculate prices for El Salvador and Mauritius as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 8 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 Mauritius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$589
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$844
$732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$631
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.9
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.1%
5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1358
$1155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$962
$834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$20.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$5.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$9.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.6
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.6
$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$105
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4353
$3974

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In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1158
316K
Soyapango
$969
241K
San Miguel
$976
218K
Santa Ana
$784
245K
Mejicanos
$995
141K
Apopa
$992
131K
Santa Tecla
$981
122K
Ahuachapan
$877
111K
Usulutan
$906
73.1K
Sonsonate
$843
71.5K

In Mauritius

City Cost of living Population
Port Louis
$809
149K
Quatre Bornes
$668
81.8K
Curepipe
$642
77.5K
Triolet
$699
23.4K
Goodlands
$773
20.7K
Mahebourg
$797
15.8K
Bambous
$743
15.3K
Centre de Flacq
$721
15.8K