Cost of living comparison

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El Salvador vs. Belarus Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 84.2% more expensive than Belarus overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.8% more in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in El Salvador
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 30.5% less in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.4% more in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 32.6% more in El Salvador

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in El Salvador are more expensive than in Belarus. Notably, transportation, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in El Salvador.

El Salvador vs. Belarus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.8% more for restaurants

	Belarus	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.88 BYN26.94	$5.50 SVC47.99	-30.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.34 BYN18.23	$6.33 SVC55.23	+18.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 BYN2.04	$0.99 SVC8.64	+65.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 BYN1.27	$0.81 SVC7.05	+117.0%
Average			+42.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Belarus	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 BYN1.86	$1.95 SVC17.01	+258.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.03 BYN10.36	$3.77 SVC32.86	+24.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.53 BYN8.63	$6.72 SVC58.61	+165.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.28 BYN4.38	$2.78 SVC24.25	+116.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.61 BYN5.50	$2.82 SVC24.64	+75.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.52 BYN1.77	$1.67 SVC14.60	+223.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 BYN2.49	$0.76 SVC6.60	+3.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 BYN2.64	$1.17 SVC10.17	+50.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 BYN2.82	$1.22 SVC10.61	+47.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 BYN0.80	$0.97 SVC8.44	+315.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 BYN0.94	$0.98 SVC8.51	+255.1%
Average			+139.7%

Belarus vs. El Salvador - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Belarus	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.93 BYN10.00	$3.75 SVC32.69	+28.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.40 BYN42.36	$15.00 SVC130.88	+21.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,403.97 BYN59,467.36	$24,666.67 SVC215,223.23	+41.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.24 BYN14.48	$29.78 SVC259.88	+602.6%
Average			+173.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Belarus	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.01 BYN41.03	$41.89 SVC365.49	+248.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$298.15 BYN1,018.75	$666.67 SVC5,816.84	+123.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.17 BYN612.19	$502.78 SVC4,386.87	+180.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.09 BYN136.98	$64.97 SVC566.86	+62.1%
Average			+153.8%

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pay 30.5% less for childcare

	Belarus	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$281.30 BYN961.16	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	-42.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,896.64 BYN26,981.92	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	-18.7%
Average			-30.5%

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pay 77.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Belarus	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 BYN3.36	$2.00 SVC17.45	+103.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 BYN4.94	$2.83 SVC24.69	+95.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.66 BYN5.68	$4.00 SVC34.90	+140.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.82 BYN101.90	$30.27 SVC264.08	+1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.54 BYN12.10	$5.17 SVC45.08	+45.9%
Average			+77.4%

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pay 32.6% more for clothing

	Belarus	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.44 BYN145.02	$62.60 SVC546.20	+47.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.20 BYN133.93	$45.83 SVC399.91	+16.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.42 BYN336.27	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+33.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 BYN282.59	$109.17 SVC952.51	+32.0%
Average			+32.6%

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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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