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El Salvador vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 25.7% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 2.8% more in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 99.1% more in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 86.2% more in El Salvador
Housing: pay 50.2% more in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 63.7% less in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.5% less in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 12.5% more in El Salvador

The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, clothing, and restaurants in El Salvador are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in El Salvador. Notably, groceries and transportation are significantly more expensive in El Salvador.

El Salvador vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in El Salvador instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 2.8% more for restaurants

	Ankara	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY408.90	$5.50 SVC47.99	-42.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY357.79	$6.33 SVC55.23	-24.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.34	$0.99 SVC8.64	-18.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.41	$0.81 SVC7.05	+97.1%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 99.1% more for groceries

	Ankara	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.33	$1.95 SVC17.01	+182.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.37	$3.77 SVC32.86	-21.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY155.89	$6.72 SVC58.61	+83.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.58	$2.78 SVC24.25	+19.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.22	$2.82 SVC24.64	+10.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.62	$1.67 SVC14.60	+140.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.66	$0.76 SVC6.60	-28.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.50	$1.17 SVC10.17	+94.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.02	$1.22 SVC10.61	+91.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.53	$0.97 SVC8.44	+228.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.62	$0.98 SVC8.51	+290.1%
Average			+99.1%

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pay 86.2% more for transportation

	Ankara	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.37	$3.75 SVC32.69	-15.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.35	$15.00 SVC130.88	+66.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,044,517.96	$24,666.67 SVC215,223.23	-48.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.23	$29.78 SVC259.88	+342.1%
Average			+86.2%

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pay 50.2% more for housing

	Ankara	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.11	$41.89 SVC365.49	+205.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,481.90	$666.67 SVC5,816.84	-7.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,783.85	$502.78 SVC4,386.87	-1.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,640.57	$64.97 SVC566.86	+4.5%
Average			+50.2%

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pay 63.7% less for childcare

	Ankara	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,517.16	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	-72.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY599,500.26	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	-54.5%
Average			-63.7%

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pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.34	$2.00 SVC17.45	-44.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY136.92	$2.83 SVC24.69	-12.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.00	$4.00 SVC34.90	+84.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,375.54	$30.27 SVC264.08	-45.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.45	$5.17 SVC45.08	-19.7%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 12.5% more for clothing

	Ankara	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,435.36	$62.60 SVC546.20	+9.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,935.30	$45.83 SVC399.91	+0.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,426.38	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+26.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,077.01	$109.17 SVC952.51	+13.8%
Average			+12.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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