Cost of living comparison

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El Salvador vs. Bulgaria Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 27.4% more expensive than Bulgaria overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.2% less in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 39.9% more in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 60.1% more in El Salvador
Housing: pay 97.5% more in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 30.2% less in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2% more in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 45.5% more in El Salvador

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

El Salvador vs. Bulgaria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.2% less for restaurants

	Bulgaria	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.56 BGN16.12	$5.50 SVC47.99	-42.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.87 BGN14.96	$6.33 SVC55.23	-28.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 BGN2.24	$0.99 SVC8.64	-25.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 BGN1.48	$0.81 SVC7.05	-8.1%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 39.9% more for groceries

	Bulgaria	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 BGN1.58	$1.95 SVC17.01	+107.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.88 BGN8.22	$3.77 SVC32.86	-22.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.66 BGN11.23	$6.72 SVC58.61	+0.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 BGN5.11	$2.78 SVC24.25	-8.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 BGN5.68	$2.82 SVC24.64	-16.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 BGN1.22	$1.67 SVC14.60	+131.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 BGN1.47	$0.76 SVC6.60	-13.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 BGN1.38	$1.17 SVC10.17	+42.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 BGN1.76	$1.22 SVC10.61	+16.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 BGN0.86	$0.97 SVC8.44	+90.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 BGN0.78	$0.98 SVC8.51	+109.5%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 60.1% more for transportation

	Bulgaria	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.81 BGN9.80	$3.75 SVC32.69	-35.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.91 BGN40.31	$15.00 SVC130.88	-37.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,585.27 BGN53,244.87	$24,666.67 SVC215,223.23	-21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.84 BGN11.54	$29.78 SVC259.88	+335.2%
Average			+60.1%

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pay 97.5% more for housing

	Bulgaria	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.13 BGN22.14	$41.89 SVC365.49	+219.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.09 BGN583.42	$666.67 SVC5,816.84	+92.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$256.92 BGN433.11	$502.78 SVC4,386.87	+95.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.57 BGN132.45	$64.97 SVC566.86	-17.3%
Average			+97.5%

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pay 30.2% less for childcare

	Bulgaria	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$357.15 BGN602.06	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	-54.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,826.38 BGN11,507.57	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	-6.0%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Bulgaria	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 BGN3.12	$2.00 SVC17.45	+8.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 BGN3.35	$2.83 SVC24.69	+42.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.65 BGN6.15	$4.00 SVC34.90	+9.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.65 BGN53.35	$30.27 SVC264.08	-4.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.37 BGN12.42	$5.17 SVC45.08	-29.9%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 45.5% more for clothing

	Bulgaria	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.07 BGN82.71	$62.60 SVC546.20	+27.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.91 BGN48.74	$45.83 SVC399.91	+58.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.15 BGN141.86	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+56.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.49 BGN132.31	$109.17 SVC952.51	+39.1%
Average			+45.5%

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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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