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El Salvador vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 10.8% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.1% less in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 31.8% more in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 27.3% more in El Salvador
Housing: pay 55.8% more in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 25.4% more in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% less in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 14.9% less in El Salvador

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

El Salvador vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.1% less for restaurants

	Argentina	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.34 ARS16,398.33	$5.50 SVC47.99	-51.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 ARS13,080.64	$6.33 SVC55.23	-30.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 ARS2,539.50	$0.99 SVC8.64	-43.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.42 ARS2,060.90	$0.81 SVC7.05	-43.3%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 31.8% more for groceries

	Argentina	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 ARS2,828.30	$1.95 SVC17.01	-0.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.26 ARS7,602.90	$3.77 SVC32.86	-28.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 ARS7,239.43	$6.72 SVC58.61	+34.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 ARS3,411.96	$2.78 SVC24.25	+17.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 ARS4,356.84	$2.82 SVC24.64	-6.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ARS1,489.58	$1.67 SVC14.60	+62.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 ARS1,311.43	$0.76 SVC6.60	-16.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ARS918.92	$1.17 SVC10.17	+83.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ARS1,759.09	$1.22 SVC10.61
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ARS766.60	$0.97 SVC8.44	+82.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ARS747.37	$0.98 SVC8.51	+88.8%
Average			+31.8%

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pay 27.3% more for transportation

	Argentina	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ARS5,959.44	$3.75 SVC32.69	-9.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.10 ARS33,411.22	$15.00 SVC130.88	-35.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,600.00 ARS39,919,901.70	$24,666.67 SVC215,223.23	-10.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.28 ARS16,320.50	$29.78 SVC259.88	+164.0%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 55.8% more for housing

	Argentina	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.35 ARS35,223.12	$41.89 SVC365.49	+72.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.68 ARS563,615.91	$666.67 SVC5,816.84	+71.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.74 ARS430,644.43	$502.78 SVC4,386.87	+68.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.36 ARS84,407.07	$64.97 SVC566.86	+11.3%
Average			+55.8%

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pay 25.4% more for childcare

	Argentina	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.88 ARS388,903.71	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	-39.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,376.06 ARS4,883,046.49	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	+90.2%
Average			+25.4%

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pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 ARS3,692.80	$2.00 SVC17.45	-21.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 ARS4,571.51	$2.83 SVC24.69	-10.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.29 ARS4,756.76	$4.00 SVC34.90	+21.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.30 ARS46,717.74	$30.27 SVC264.08	-6.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.74 ARS9,742.23	$5.17 SVC45.08	-23.3%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 14.9% less for clothing

	Argentina	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.61 ARS129,604.40	$62.60 SVC546.20	-30.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.61 ARS115,148.16	$45.83 SVC399.91	-42.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.13 ARS166,513.96	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.12 ARS160,717.92	$109.17 SVC952.51	-1.8%
Average			-14.9%

Argentina vs. El Salvador - Cost of clothing

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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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