El Salvador vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Salvador Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$533
$332
🏘️ Family rent
$879
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.9
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$408
$384
💸 GDP per capita
$5127
$7126
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
7.56
❤️ Life expectancy
70.7
72.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
33
🌐 English speaking %
1%
8%
🎓 Higher education
40
69
😀 Quality of life
26
44
🏙️ Population
5.74M
29.4M

The average cost of living in El Salvador ($1033) is 35% more expensive than in Peru ($765). El Salvador ranked 77th vs 120th for Peru 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 0.5 months in Peru. Ranked 159th and 103rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in El Salvador vs Peru

We calculate prices for El Salvador and Peru as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 32 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 Peru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.88
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.1
 Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$917
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$707
$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.3
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.76%
10.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1575
$1719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1030
$1343
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.8
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.34
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.11
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.26
$6.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.4
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4554
$5781

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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 Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$932
9.94M
Callao
$778
1.13M
Arequipa
$562
1.01M
Trujillo
$611
920K
Cusco
$674
428K
Iquitos
$726
378K
Chimbote
$491
498K
Cajamarca
$476
201K
Tacna
$390
286K
Juliaca
$511
307K
Tarapoto
$525
240K
Chiclayo
$506
553K
Piura
$592
473K
Ica
$626
282K
Huancayo
$534
378K
Pucallpa
$519
326K
Huacho
$658
201K
Huanuco
$538
197K
Puno
$475
129K
Ayacucho
$491
216K
Huaraz
$522
119K
Paita
$551
179K
Puerto Maldonado
$562
85K
Sullana
$543
162K
Pisco
$593
110K
Jaen
$504
81.6K
Huaral
$694
79K
Abancay
$583
72.3K
Tumbes
$472
96.9K
Talara
$532
91.4K