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El Salvador vs. Rwanda Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 73.8% more expensive than Rwanda overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.9% more in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 8.6% more in El Salvador
Housing: pay 62.4% more in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 10.2% less in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.8% more in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 3.6 times more in El Salvador

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

El Salvador vs. Rwanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.9% more for restaurants

	Rwanda	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.45 RWF5,000	$5.50 SVC47.99	+59.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.89 RWF9,999	$6.33 SVC55.23	-8.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 RWF1,244	$0.99 SVC8.64	+15.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 RWF830	$0.81 SVC7.05	+41.1%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Rwanda	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,517	$1.95 SVC17.01	+86.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 RWF3,273	$3.77 SVC32.86	+66.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.64 RWF3,833	$6.72 SVC58.61	+154.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 RWF2,400	$2.78 SVC24.25	+68.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 RWF3,039	$2.82 SVC24.64	+34.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 RWF1,673	$1.67 SVC14.60	+45.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 RWF535	$0.76 SVC6.60	+105.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RWF1,018	$1.17 SVC10.17	+66.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF695	$1.22 SVC10.61	+153.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF330	$0.97 SVC8.44	+325.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 RWF567	$0.98 SVC8.51	+149.5%
Average			+114.1%

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pay 8.6% more for transportation

	Rwanda	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 RWF6,414	$3.75 SVC32.69	-15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.30 RWF42,498	$15.00 SVC130.88	-48.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,543.61 RWF38,497,764	$24,666.67 SVC215,223.23	-7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.48 RWF20,999	$29.78 SVC259.88	+105.7%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 62.4% more for housing

	Rwanda	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.48 RWF28,248	$41.89 SVC365.49	+115.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.44 RWF834,601	$666.67 SVC5,816.84	+15.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.51 RWF467,756	$502.78 SVC4,386.87	+55.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.98 RWF57,987	$64.97 SVC566.86	+62.5%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 10.2% less for childcare

	Rwanda	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.62 RWF241,653	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	-2.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,842.43 RWF11,374,339	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	-18.1%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 58.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Rwanda	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 RWF1,500	$2.00 SVC17.45	+93.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 RWF3,355	$2.83 SVC24.69	+22.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.72 RWF2,500	$4.00 SVC34.90	+132.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.41 RWF45,553	$30.27 SVC264.08	-3.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.45 RWF5,000	$5.17 SVC45.08	+49.9%
Average			+58.8%

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pay 3.6 times more for clothing

	Rwanda	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.19 RWF27,832	$62.60 SVC546.20	+226.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.30 RWF27,998	$45.83 SVC399.91	+137.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.98 RWF33,331	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+473.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.92 RWF54,997	$109.17 SVC952.51	+187.9%
Average			+256.2%

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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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