El Salvador vs Mexico - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Salvador Mexico
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$982
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$2375
🏠 One person rent
$533
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$879
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$365
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.9
$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$408
$790
💸 GDP per capita
$5127
$11497
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
6.55
❤️ Life expectancy
70.7
70.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
31
🌐 English speaking %
1%
13%
🎓 Higher education
40
89
😀 Quality of life
26
42
🏙️ Population
5.74M
125M

The average cost of living in El Salvador ($1033) is 5% more expensive than in Mexico ($982). El Salvador ranked 77th vs 81st for Mexico 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 0.8 months in Mexico. Ranked 159th and 116th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in El Salvador vs Mexico

We calculate prices for El Salvador and Mexico as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 144 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 Mexico
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.88
$9.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$34.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$8.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.53
 Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$563
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$917
$990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$707
$614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.3
$28.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.76%
11.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1575
$1801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1030
$1368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.8
$11.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.34
$6.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.11
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.26
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.4
$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4554
$5961

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Cities Comparison in El Salvador vs Mexico

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1147
316K
Soyapango
$1117
241K
San Miguel
$1107
218K
Santa Ana
$702
245K
Mejicanos
$1112
141K
Apopa
$1093
131K
Santa Tecla
$1153
122K
Ahuachapan
$915
111K
Usulutan
$1031
73.1K
Sonsonate
$866
71.5K

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1288
9.21M
Tijuana
$1184
1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
1.93M
Zapopan
$1217
1.48M
Monterrey
$1415
1.14M
Ciudad Juarez
$1126
1.32M
Leon
$812
1.58M
Guadalajara
$1035
1.46M
Puebla
$1066
1.43M
Saltillo
$927
864K
Aguascalientes
$818
934K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
1.08M
Mexicali
$1054
1.03M
Chihuahua
$1010
878K
Naucalpan
$905
872K
Morelia
$765
963K
Culiacan
$795
808K
San Luis Potosi
$984
773K
Cancun
$1291
889K
Queretaro
$996
626K
Merida
$1128
892K
Tlaquepaque
$785
664K
Hermosillo
$914
856K
Torreon
$773
717K
Acapulco
$846
673K
Ensenada
$1027
557K
Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
531K
Tlalnepantla
$887
653K
Reynosa
$910
589K
Apodaca
$975
523K