El Salvador vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Salvador Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$2750
🏠 One person rent
$587
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$890
$897
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$442
$1469
💸 GDP per capita
$5391
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
7.1
8.61
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
67
🌐 English speaking %
1%
30%
🎓 Higher education
40
89
😀 Quality of life
36
78
🏙️ Population
6.03M
23.4M

The average cost of living in El Salvador ($1102) is 14% more expensive than in Taiwan ($965). El Salvador ranked 69th vs 90th for Taiwan 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 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 131st and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in El Salvador vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for El Salvador and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 17 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 Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.91
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$3.2
$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$962
$1049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.2
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.26%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2344
$7466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1256
$4358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$33.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29
$9.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.3
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.41
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$9.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.8
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.39
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.3
$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$16067

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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 Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1073
4.04M
Taipei
$1181
2.6M
Taichung
$894
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$956
2.73M
Tainan
$814
1.87M
Taoyuan
$875
2.33M
Hsinchu
$897
499K
Keelung
$967
367K
Zhubei
$821
218K
Chiayi
$747
252K
Changhua
$813
225K
Kinmen
$823
144K
Miaoli
$728
86.2K
Douliu
$770
109K
Nantou
$796
97.3K
Yilan
$731
95K
Taitung
$788
103K