Cost of living comparison

Peru

compared to

El Salvador

El Salvador vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 61.9% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.9% more in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 72.3% more in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 18.9% more in El Salvador
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 11.9% less in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.9% less in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 73.9% more in El Salvador

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

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El Salvador vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.9% more for restaurants

	Peru	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.46 PEN11.93	$6.75 SVC59.06	+94.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.26 PEN21.58	$7.00 SVC61.25	+11.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 PEN3.38	$1.14 SVC10.01	+16.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 PEN1.85	$0.83 SVC7.29	+54.8%
Average			+48.9%

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pay 72.3% more for groceries

	Peru	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.93 PEN6.64	$2.53 SVC22.11	+31.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.69 PEN12.73	$3.85 SVC33.72	+4.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 PEN17.65	$6.71 SVC58.72	+31.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.04	$2.67 SVC23.35	-8.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.62 PEN9.03	$2.83 SVC24.77	+8.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 PEN2.97	$1.88 SVC16.49	+118.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.66	$0.63 SVC5.54	+31.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 PEN1.85	$1.18 SVC10.35	+119.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.75	$1.56 SVC13.68	+207.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$1.33 SVC11.65	+218.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PEN1.41	$1.49 SVC13.05	+263.5%
Average			+72.3%

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pay 18.9% more for transportation

	Peru	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.81 PEN20.01	$4.75 SVC41.60	-18.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.42 PEN73.79	$37.50 SVC328.13	+75.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,430.71 PEN70,380.21	$25,000.00 SVC219K	+22.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.50 PEN67.18	$30.00 SVC262.50	+53.8%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Peru	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.21 PEN100.61	$42.50 SVC371.88	+45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.10 PEN1,491.96	$824.50 SVC7,214.43	+90.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.75 PEN856.90	$660.00 SVC5,775.07	+165.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.94 PEN141.03	$99.35 SVC869.35	+142.7%
Average			+122.5%

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pay 11.9% less for childcare

	Peru	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.64 PEN456.92	$162.67 SVC1,423.35	+22.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,456.55 PEN25,686.50	$4,720.00 SVC41,300.50	-36.7%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Peru	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 PEN8.04	$2.00 SVC17.50	-14.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.02 PEN10.42	$3.55 SVC31.02	+17.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.55 PEN19.12	$4.00 SVC35.00	-27.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.34 PEN107.96	$28.30 SVC247.63	-9.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.06 PEN17.43	$5.00 SVC43.75	-1.2%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 73.9% more for clothing

	Peru	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.89 PEN161.52	$67.15 SVC587.57	+43.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.32 PEN87.21	$47.00 SVC411.25	+85.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.41 PEN225.33	$118.33 SVC1,035.43	+80.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.54 PEN212.00	$117.00 SVC1,023.76	+90.1%
Average			+73.9%

Peru vs. El Salvador - Cost of clothing

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