Cost of living comparison

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El Salvador vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 12.9% more expensive than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.3% less in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 31.0% more in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 24.1% more in El Salvador
Housing: pay 35.4% more in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 15.5% less in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.8% less in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 62.6% more in El Salvador

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

El Salvador vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.3% less for restaurants

	Chile	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.18 CLF0.1900	$5.50 SVC47.99	-32.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 CLF0.1700	$6.33 SVC55.23	-13.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 CLF0.0300	$0.99 SVC8.64	-28.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$0.81 SVC7.05	-30.4%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 31.0% more for groceries

	Chile	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 CLF0.0400	$1.95 SVC17.01	+23.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 CLF0.1200	$3.77 SVC32.86	-26.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 CLF0.1000	$6.72 SVC58.61	+52.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.45 CLF0.0800	$2.78 SVC24.25	-19.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 CLF0.0700	$2.82 SVC24.64	+1.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 CLF0.0200	$1.67 SVC14.60	+104.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CLF0.0200	$0.76 SVC6.60	-1.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 CLF0.0200	$1.17 SVC10.17	+43.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 CLF0.0200	$1.22 SVC10.61	+59.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CLF0.0100	$0.97 SVC8.44	+60.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	$0.98 SVC8.51	+44.2%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 24.1% more for transportation

	Chile	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 CLF0.1200	$3.75 SVC32.69	-28.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.81 CLF0.8000	$15.00 SVC130.88	-55.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,755.00 CLF396.3700	$24,666.67 SVC215,223.23	+47.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.79 CLF0.3000	$29.78 SVC259.88	+132.9%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 35.4% more for housing

	Chile	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.87 CLF0.5400	$41.89 SVC365.49	+83.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$464.44 CLF10.9900	$666.67 SVC5,816.84	+43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$367.42 CLF8.6900	$502.78 SVC4,386.87	+36.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.36 CLF1.9700	$64.97 SVC566.86	-22.1%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 15.5% less for childcare

	Chile	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$328.13 CLF7.7600	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	-50.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,378.73 CLF127.2400	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	+19.4%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Chile	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.03 CLF0.0700	$2.00 SVC17.45	-34.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 CLF0.0700	$2.83 SVC24.69	-1.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.14 CLF0.1200	$4.00 SVC34.90	-22.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.02 CLF0.9700	$30.27 SVC264.08	-26.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 CLF0.1500	$5.17 SVC45.08	-20.5%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 62.6% more for clothing

	Chile	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.48 CLF1.0500	$62.60 SVC546.20	+40.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.40 CLF0.6700	$45.83 SVC399.91	+61.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.99 CLF1.5100	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+106.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.71 CLF1.8100	$109.17 SVC952.51	+42.3%
Average			+62.6%

Chile 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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