El Salvador vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Salvador Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$587
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$890
$443
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$21.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$442
$226
💸 GDP per capita
$5391
$3828
😃 Human freedom index
7.1
6.11
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
32
🌐 English speaking %
1%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
40
57
😀 Quality of life
36
43
🏙️ Population
6.03M
21.4M

The average cost of living in El Salvador ($1102) is 97% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($560). El Salvador ranked 69th vs 171st for Sri Lanka 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 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 131st and 102nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in El Salvador vs Sri Lanka

We calculate prices for El Salvador and Sri Lanka as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 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 Sri Lanka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.91
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$3.2
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$962
$712
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90
$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.2
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.26%
16.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2344
$1499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1256
$1041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$8.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29
$3.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$5.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$9.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.3
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.41
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.8
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.39
$3.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.3
$28.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$30.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$4123

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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 Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$631
753K
Gampaha
$429
191K
Kandy
$425
120K
Trincomalee
$546
99.1K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
116K
Beruwala
$580
165K
Negombo
$467
142K
Anuradhapura
$582
63.2K
Galle
$498
93.1K
Matara
$502
68.2K