Cost of living
El Salvador
compared to
Italy

	El Salvador	Italy
Cost of living one person	$1061	$1219
Cost of living Family	$2546	$4252
One person rent	$462	$777
Family rent	$1678	$1867
Food expenses	$392	$538
Transport expenses	$82.35	$95.13
Monthly salary after tax	$504.43	$1399.84
Quality of life	32.67	32.83
Human freedom index	7.3	7.25
Life expectancy	78.5	85.11
English speaking %	8.77%	30.26%
Population	6.4M	60.4M

The average cost of living in El Salvador ($1061) is 13% less expensive than in Italy ($1219). El Salvador ranked 73th vs 53th for Italy in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in El Salvador compared to 1.2 months in Italy .

Eating Out
	El Salvador	Italy
Lunch Menu	$8.17	$14.46
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.6	$64.37
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.8	$11.35
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$5.75
Cappuccino	$3.54	$2
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.05

Rent & Utilities
	El Salvador	Italy
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523.83	$767.76
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471.64	$570.44
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044.5	$1469.6
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$826.09	$758.17
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.55	$150.59
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.12	$183.1
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.47	$35.01
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	$12.08	$3.65
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2059	$4041
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$2180

Transportation
	El Salvador	Italy
Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.93
Monthly ticket local transport	$31.75	$34.53
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.92	$23.14
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.15

Groceries
	El Salvador	Italy
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.32	$1.85
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.36
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.15
Eggs, x12	$2.97	$3.94
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$15.58
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$12.14
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.66	$16.4
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.98
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.43
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.7
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.62
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.46
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.43
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.35
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.66
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.51	$5.77
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.45
Cigarette pack	$4.37	$6.1
Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$8.94
Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$2.89
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$2.05
Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.58

Other
	El Salvador	Italy
Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.67	$53.97
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.92	$9.76
Doctor's visit	$38.14	$101.52
Haircut, simple	$8.01	$16.22
Brand Jeans	$62.9	$90.94
Brand Sneakers	$125.54	$96.34
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$158.9	$589.44
International Primary School, 1 year	$4954	$9609

Cost of living El Salvador compared to Italy