El Salvador vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Salvador Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1136
$616
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2474
$1586
🏠 One person rent
$628
$295
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$510
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.6
$50.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$434
💸 GDP per capita
$5580
$4717
😃 Human freedom index
7.1
5.43
❤️ Life expectancy
72.1
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
40
🌐 English speaking %
1%
16%
🎓 Higher education
40
56
😀 Quality of life
37
45
🏙️ Population
6.03M
96.2M

The average cost of living in El Salvador ($1136) is 84% more expensive than in Vietnam ($616). El Salvador ranked 74th vs 163rd for Vietnam 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 Vietnam. Ranked 128th and 97th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in El Salvador vs Vietnam

We calculate prices for El Salvador and Vietnam as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 38 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 Vietnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.53
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.92
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$511
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$797
$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57
$44.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.3
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$8.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
8.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.7
$5.57
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$1.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.29
$1.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.4
$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$3.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$30.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.81
$5.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.8
$40
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$146
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5729
$12310

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In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1304
331K
Santa Ana
$697
251K
Soyapango
$1241
230K
San Miguel
$1092
233K
Ahuachapan
$1434
127K
Mejicanos
$1227
137K
Apopa
$1199
129K
Santa Tecla
$1177
126K
Sonsonate
$871
72.2K
Usulutan
$1071
66.1K

In Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$727
9.39M
Hanoi
$653
8.44M
Haiphong
$593
2.09M
Da Nang
$590
1.22M
Bien Hoa
$413
1.1M
Hai Duong
$561
507K
Vung Tau
$480
357K
Can Tho
$437
1.25M
Vinh
$575
490K
Bac Ninh
$510
520K
Hue
$372
653K
Thanh Hoa
$582
393K
Nam Dinh
$585
352K
Ha Tinh
$549
380K
Ha Long
$586
270K
Nha Trang
$521
392K
Thai Nguyen
$573
330K
Buon Ma Thuot
$521
340K
Thu Dau Mot
$521
322K
Thai Binh
$578
268K
Viet Tri
$593
278K
Qui Nhon
$504
311K
Ca Mau
$507
315K
Phan Thiet
$495
205K
Da Lat
$578
204K
Cam Pha
$577
156K
Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$530
196K
Long Xuyen
$497
279K
Rach Gia
$516
251K
Phu Quoc
$509
179K