Cost of living comparison

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El Salvador vs. Bermuda Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 60.9% cheaper than Bermuda overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.0% less in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 64.2% less in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 44.8% less in El Salvador
Housing: pay 74.6% less in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 80.8% less in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.8% less in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 16.8% less in El Salvador

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in El Salvador.

El Salvador vs. Bermuda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.0% less for restaurants

	Bermuda	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$60.00 BMD60.00	$5.50 SVC47.99	-90.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.00 BMD15.00	$6.33 SVC55.23	-57.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.42 BMD3.42	$0.99 SVC8.64	-71.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.92 BMD2.92	$0.81 SVC7.05	-72.3%
Average			-73.0%

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pay 64.2% less for groceries

	Bermuda	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$8.38 BMD8.38	$1.95 SVC17.01	-76.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.09 BMD6.09	$3.77 SVC32.86	-38.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.74 BMD16.74	$6.72 SVC58.61	-59.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.53 BMD7.53	$2.78 SVC24.25	-63.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$10.49 BMD10.49	$2.82 SVC24.64	-73.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.80 BMD5.80	$1.67 SVC14.60	-71.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.01 BMD3.01	$0.76 SVC6.60	-74.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.38 BMD4.38	$1.17 SVC10.17	-73.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.18 BMD3.18	$1.22 SVC10.61	-61.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$3.40 BMD3.40	$0.97 SVC8.44	-71.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.71 BMD1.71	$0.98 SVC8.51	-42.9%
Average			-64.2%

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pay 44.8% less for transportation

	Bermuda	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.89 BMD8.89	$3.75 SVC32.69	-57.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$69.00 BMD69.00	$15.00 SVC130.88	-78.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,500.00 BMD32,500.00	$24,666.67 SVC215,223.23	-24.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$36.83 BMD36.83	$29.78 SVC259.88	-19.1%
Average			-44.8%

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pay 74.6% less for housing

	Bermuda	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$151.67 BMD151.67	$41.89 SVC365.49	-72.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,616.67 BMD3,616.67	$666.67 SVC5,816.84	-81.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,266.67 BMD2,266.67	$502.78 SVC4,386.87	-77.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$193.88 BMD193.88	$64.97 SVC566.86	-66.5%
Average			-74.6%

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pay 80.8% less for childcare

	Bermuda	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,320.00 BMD1,320.00	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	-87.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,500.00 BMD24,500.00	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	-73.8%
Average			-80.8%

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pay 71.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bermuda	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.00 BMD10.00	$2.00 SVC17.45	-80.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.44 BMD6.44	$2.83 SVC24.69	-56.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.62 BMD17.62	$4.00 SVC34.90	-77.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$188.00 BMD188.00	$30.27 SVC264.08	-83.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.50 BMD13.50	$5.17 SVC45.08	-61.7%
Average			-71.8%

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pay 16.8% less for clothing

	Bermuda	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 BMD80.00	$62.60 SVC546.20	-21.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 BMD60.00	$45.83 SVC399.91	-23.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$142.50 BMD142.50	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	-7.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.17 BMD127.17	$109.17 SVC952.51	-14.2%
Average			-16.8%

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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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