El Salvador vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Salvador Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1098
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$2891
🏠 One person rent
$580
$719
🏘️ Family rent
$890
$1231
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$486
$1501
💸 GDP per capita
$5344
$22113
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
7.69
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
77.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
54
🌐 English speaking %
1%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
40
83
😀 Quality of life
36
72
🏙️ Population
5.74M
38.4M

The average cost of living in El Salvador ($1098) is 12% less expensive than in Poland ($1248). El Salvador ranked 71st vs 49th for Poland 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 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 129th and 41st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in El Salvador vs Poland

We calculate prices for El Salvador and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 79 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 Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.09
$9.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.1
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$3.58
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$1179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$907
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.1
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.6%
6.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2126
$3488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$2561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29
$8.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.86
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.27
$9.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$15.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.9
$83.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4626
$8082

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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 Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1780
1.86M
Krakow
$1543
804K
Wroclaw
$1381
673K
Lodz
$1224
671K
Poznan
$1298
547K
Gdansk
$1382
486K
Szczecin
$1169
396K
Gdynia
$1334
245K
Bydgoszcz
$1068
338K
Lublin
$1257
335K
Katowice
$1156
279K
Bialystok
$1002
294K
Rzeszow
$1117
196K
Torun
$957
198K
Czestochowa
$1053
213K
Gliwice
$1007
174K
Kielce
$1021
187K
Zabrze
$975
157K
Sosnowiec
$1060
194K
Zielona Gora
$984
140K
Bytom
$962
153K
Radom
$932
202K
Ruda Slaska
$1040
134K
Olsztyn
$1134
170K
Opole
$1077
127K
Tychy
$1035
125K
Bielsko-Biala
$1122
169K
Rybnik
$941
134K
Chorzow
$1023
104K
Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
117K