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Cost of living and expenses in El Salvador
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in El Salvador?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in El Salvador, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in El Salvador
(The last update: 6 days ago)
Currency in El Salvador US dollar (USD $).
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in El Salvador
What are the different prices in the cities in El Salvador? Look here: Prices in cities in El Salvador
Prices: San Miguel Santa Ana Antiguo Cuscatlán Santa Tecla Sonsonate Zaragoza Ahuachapán Apopa Armenia Berlin
fees
$84 ($50 - $150)
by half less than in United States
internet
$42 ($35 - $56)
by half less than in United States
jeans
$64 ($25 - $75)
23% more than in United States
average earnings
$427
91% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$719 ($350 - $900)
by half less than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$815 ($400 - $1.1K)
66% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in El Salvador:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.35
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $26
- Gasoline (1 liter) $1.1
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $19K
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $719
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $536
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $994
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $815
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $84
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $42
- numb_34 $18.5
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $64
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $52
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $103
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $98
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $22.8K
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $158
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $1.54K
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $4.18K
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $1.1K
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $427
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 11%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $5
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $3
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $10
Price changes in previous years in El Salvador
Have earnings increased in El Salvador?
See the average salary in previous years in 2016: $337 and 2018: $426
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2016: $73 and 2018: $58
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2016: $45 and 2018: $43
Have prices changed in clothing stores in El Salvador in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2016: $49 and 2018: $47
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
jeans
$64 ($25 - $75)
23% more than in United States
cheap restaurant
$8 ($2.5 - $11)
60% is less expensive than in United States
tomatoes
$2.4 ($1 - $4.4)
by half less than in United States
cheese
$7 ($2.6 - $9.9)
by half less than in United States
local beer
$1.5 ($1 - $3)
75% is less expensive than in United States
bananas
$1.8 ($1 - $2.2)
5.8% more than in United States