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El Salvador vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 36.2% more expensive than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1% more in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 76.2% more in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in El Salvador
Housing: pay 49.9% more in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 26.4% less in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.9% more in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 9.7% less in El Salvador

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

El Salvador vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1% more for restaurants

	Armenia	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.44 AMD3,961.55	$5.50 SVC47.99	-47.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AMD2,971.16	$6.33 SVC55.23	-19.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 AMD349.01	$0.99 SVC8.64	+7.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 AMD183.27	$0.81 SVC7.05	+67.2%
Average			+2.1%

Armenia vs. El Salvador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 76.2% more for groceries

	Armenia	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 AMD269.45	$1.95 SVC17.01	+174.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.81 AMD1,445.50	$3.77 SVC32.86	-1.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,300.04	$6.72 SVC58.61	+10.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 AMD863.05	$2.78 SVC24.25	+22.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 AMD1,237.42	$2.82 SVC24.64	-13.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 AMD221.83	$1.67 SVC14.60	+186.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 AMD275.27	$0.76 SVC6.60	+4.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 AMD268.93	$1.17 SVC10.17	+64.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 AMD324.52	$1.22 SVC10.61	+42.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AMD141.42	$0.97 SVC8.44	+159.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD128.41	$0.98 SVC8.51	+188.2%
Average			+76.2%

Armenia vs. El Salvador - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Armenia	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 AMD1,825.49	$3.75 SVC32.69	-22.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.49 AMD8,913.49	$15.00 SVC130.88	-36.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,670.18 AMD12,776,007.36	$24,666.67 SVC215,223.23	-26.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.69 AMD1,399.75	$29.78 SVC259.88	+707.4%
Average			+155.6%

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pay 49.9% more for housing

	Armenia	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.69 AMD6,713.11	$41.89 SVC365.49	+136.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$485.92 AMD184,381.50	$666.67 SVC5,816.84	+37.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$356.67 AMD135,335.92	$502.78 SVC4,386.87	+41.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.88 AMD29,171.58	$64.97 SVC566.86	-15.5%
Average			+49.9%

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pay 26.4% less for childcare

	Armenia	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.59 AMD109,126.10	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	-43.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.75 AMD2,690,554.52	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	-9.5%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 5.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 AMD668.51	$2.00 SVC17.45	+13.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 AMD1,155.88	$2.83 SVC24.69	-7.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.39 AMD907.86	$4.00 SVC34.90	+67.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.29 AMD20,220.23	$30.27 SVC264.08	-43.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.22 AMD1,980.78	$5.17 SVC45.08	-1.0%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 9.7% less for clothing

	Armenia	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.81 AMD31,802.84	$62.60 SVC546.20	-25.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.19 AMD20,181.21	$45.83 SVC399.91	-13.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.28 AMD52,469.25	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	-4.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.08 AMD39,493.90	$109.17 SVC952.51	+4.9%
Average			-9.7%

Armenia 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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