Cost of living
El Salvador
compared to
Sudan

	El Salvador	Sudan
Cost of living one person	$1061	$823
Cost of living Family	$2546	$2202
One person rent	$462	$437
Family rent	$1678	$1318
Food expenses	$392	$298
Transport expenses	$82.35	$99.7
Monthly salary after tax	$504.43	$221.09
Quality of life	32.67	32.82
Human freedom index	7.3	3.89
Life expectancy	78.5	67.79
English speaking %	8.77%	16.04%
Population	6.4M	41.8M

The average cost of living in El Salvador ($1061) is 29% more expensive than in Sudan ($823). El Salvador ranked 73th vs 114th for Sudan 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 0.3 months in Sudan .

Eating Out
	El Salvador	Sudan
Lunch Menu	$8.17	$7.67
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.6	$35.3
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.8	$7.57
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.12
Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.99
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.72

Rent & Utilities
	El Salvador	Sudan
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523.83	$733.3
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471.64	$331.25
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044.5	$1253.98
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$826.09	$559.62
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.55	$32.83
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.12	$39.93
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.47	$45.99
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	$12.08	$24.36
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2059	$1159
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$652

Transportation
	El Salvador	Sudan
Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.84
Monthly ticket local transport	$31.75	$15.87
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.92	$12.32
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.65

Groceries
	El Salvador	Sudan
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.32	$1.54
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.08
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.61
Eggs, x12	$2.97	$3.05
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$8.55
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$7.7
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.66	$8.23
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.65
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.28
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.12
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.34
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.4
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.03
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.45
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.16
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.51	$3.99
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.03
Cigarette pack	$4.37	$1.52
Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$3.24
Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.06
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$1.88
Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.29

Other
	El Salvador	Sudan
Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.67	$21.02
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.92	$6.88
Doctor's visit	$38.14	$14
Haircut, simple	$8.01	$3.78
Brand Jeans	$62.9	$32.5
Brand Sneakers	$125.54	$75.33
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$158.9	$52.26
International Primary School, 1 year	$4954	$2236

Cost of living El Salvador compared to Sudan