Cost of living comparison

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El Salvador vs. Philippines Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 89.8% more expensive than Philippines overall.

Restaurants
pay 94.7% more in El Salvador
Groceries
pay 42.1% more in El Salvador
Transportation
pay 80.8% more in El Salvador
Housing
pay 2.8 times more in El Salvador
Childcare
pay 18.9% less in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports
pay 22.6% more in El Salvador
Clothing
pay 89.8% more in El Salvador

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

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El Salvador vs. Philippines Cost Breakdown

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

pay 94.7% more for restaurants

 
Philippines
El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.66
₱230.42
$6.75
SVC59.06
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.23
₱203.25
$7.00
SVC61.25
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.73
₱45.74
$1.14
SVC10.01
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pay 42.1% more for groceries

 
Philippines
El Salvador
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.15
₱72.70
$2.53
SVC22.11
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.30
₱208.05
$3.85
SVC33.72
Milk (1 gallon) $6.50
₱409.51
$6.71
SVC58.72
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pay 80.8% more for transportation

 
Philippines
El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.37
₱275.11
$4.75
SVC41.60
Monthly public transit pass $12.98
₱817.46
$37.50
SVC328.13
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,989.85
₱1M
$25,000.00
SVC219K
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pay 2.8 times more for housing

 
Philippines
El Salvador
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $25.62
₱1,613.68
$42.50
SVC371.88
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $267.48
₱16,849.92
$824.50
SVC7,214.43
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $170.01
₱10,709.57
$660.00
SVC5,775.07
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pay 18.9% less for childcare

 
Philippines
El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $162.60
₱10,243.03
$162.67
SVC1,423.35
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,174.58
₱452K
$4,720.00
SVC41,300.50
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pay 22.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Philippines
El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.24
₱78.00
$2.00
SVC17.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.15
₱135.51
$3.55
SVC31.02
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.72
₱171.21
$4.00
SVC35.00
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pay 89.8% more for clothing

 
Philippines
El Salvador
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $37.72
₱2,376.14
$67.15
SVC587.57
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $22.70
₱1,430.17
$47.00
SVC411.25
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $68.85
₱4,337.27
$118.33
SVC1,035.43
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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