El Salvador vs Paraguay - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Salvador Paraguay
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$1328
🏠 One person rent
$587
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$890
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$442
$414
💸 GDP per capita
$5391
$6276
😃 Human freedom index
7.1
7.24
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
70.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
24
🌐 English speaking %
1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
40
51
😀 Quality of life
36
36
🏙️ Population
6.03M
6.81M

The average cost of living in El Salvador ($1102) is 100% more expensive than in Paraguay ($551). El Salvador ranked 69th vs 172nd for Paraguay 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 Paraguay. Ranked 131st and 127th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in El Salvador vs Paraguay

We calculate prices for El Salvador and Paraguay as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 9 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 Paraguay
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.91
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.19
 Cappuccino
$3.2
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$962
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90
$35.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.2
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.26%
9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2344
$1261
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1256
$783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29
$7.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$6.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.3
$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.41
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.8
$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.39
$6.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.3
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$2854

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Cities Comparison in El Salvador vs Paraguay

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1204
316K
Santa Ana
$698
245K
Soyapango
$1182
241K
San Miguel
$1088
218K
Ahuachapan
$1449
111K
Mejicanos
$1175
141K
Apopa
$1160
131K
Santa Tecla
$1194
122K
Sonsonate
$884
71.5K
Usulutan
$1083
73.1K

In Paraguay

City Cost of living Population
Asuncion
$635
462K
Ciudad del Este
$500
340K
Luque
$567
260K
San Lorenzo
$585
225K
Pedro Juan Caballero
$502
127K
Caaguazu
$405
127K
Encarnacion
$496
107K
Coronel Oviedo
$522
52.4K
Concepcion
$521
45.1K