El Salvador vs Tunisia - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Salvador Tunisia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$534
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2555
$1274
🏠 One person rent
$636
$215
🏘️ Family rent
$1000
$345
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.7
$20.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$349
💸 GDP per capita
$5580
$4181
😃 Human freedom index
6.88
5.69
❤️ Life expectancy
72.1
76.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
39
🌐 English speaking %
6.9%
10%
🎓 Higher education
38
70
😀 Quality of life
44
50
🏙️ Population
6.34M
12.3M

The average cost of living in El Salvador ($1164) is 118% more expensive than in Tunisia ($534). El Salvador ranked 71st vs 180th for Tunisia 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 0.7 months in Tunisia. Ranked 119th and 97th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in El Salvador vs Tunisia

We calculate prices for El Salvador and Tunisia 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 Tunisia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$3.34
$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1159
$409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$275
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
11.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2557
$1110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1525
$651
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$3.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$5.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$6.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$3.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.69
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.13
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.8
$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.82
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$162
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4675
$3214

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In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1291
331K
Santa Ana
$770
251K
Soyapango
$1261
230K
San Miguel
$1132
233K
Ahuachapan
$1476
127K
Mejicanos
$1254
137K
Apopa
$1231
129K
Santa Tecla
$1183
126K
Sonsonate
$905
72.2K
Usulutan
$1123
66.1K

In Tunisia

City Cost of living Population
Tunis
$633
603K
Sfax
$487
273K
Sousse
$583
222K
Kairouan
$460
187K
Gabes
$403
116K
Bizerte
$391
143K
Aryanah
$547
123K
Gafsa
$418
121K
La Marsa
$592
93K
Nabeul
$519
84.3K