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El Salvador vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 54.2% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 72.8% more in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 88.1% more in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 3.1% less in El Salvador
Housing: pay 93.0% more in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 42.2% more in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.5% more in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 58.0% more in El Salvador

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

El Salvador vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.8% more for restaurants

	Swaziland	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.11 SZL53.17	$5.50 SVC47.99	+76.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.36 SZL40.37	$6.33 SVC55.23	+168.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 SZL16.50	$0.99 SVC8.64	+2.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 SZL9.60	$0.81 SVC7.05	+43.8%
Average			+72.8%

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pay 88.1% more for groceries

	Swaziland	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 SZL13.14	$1.95 SVC17.01	+153.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 SZL78.77	$3.77 SVC32.86	-18.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 SZL69.57	$6.72 SVC58.61	+65.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 SZL29.54	$2.78 SVC24.25	+60.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.30 SZL39.30	$2.82 SVC24.64	+22.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 SZL12.06	$1.67 SVC14.60	+137.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 SZL5.81	$0.76 SVC6.60	+122.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 SZL7.44	$1.17 SVC10.17	+167.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SZL11.02	$1.22 SVC10.61	+88.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 SZL8.19	$0.97 SVC8.44	+101.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.97	$0.98 SVC8.51	+67.1%
Average			+88.1%

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pay 3.1% less for transportation

	Swaziland	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.52 SZL77.24	$3.75 SVC32.69	-17.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.25 SZL516.92	$15.00 SVC130.88	-50.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,285.48 SZL295,381.41	$24,666.67 SVC215,223.23	+42.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.50 SZL452.92	$29.78 SVC259.88	+12.4%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 93.0% more for housing

	Swaziland	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.81 SZL492.30	$41.89 SVC365.49	+45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$266.51 SZL4,554.29	$666.67 SVC5,816.84	+150.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.26 SZL3,199.97	$502.78 SVC4,386.87	+168.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.22 SZL1,029.01	$64.97 SVC566.86	+7.9%
Average			+93.0%

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pay 42.2% more for childcare

	Swaziland	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$109.47 SZL1,870.75	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	+48.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,724.70 SZL80,737.58	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	+35.9%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 28.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SZL32.00	$2.00 SVC17.45	+6.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 SZL33.74	$2.83 SVC24.69	+43.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 SZL45.78	$4.00 SVC34.90	+49.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.81 SZL492.30	$30.27 SVC264.08	+5.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 SZL64.00	$5.17 SVC45.08	+38.0%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 58.0% more for clothing

	Swaziland	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.08 SZL787.36	$62.60 SVC546.20	+35.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.01 SZL410.25	$45.83 SVC399.91	+90.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.90 SZL1,279.99	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+76.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.51 SZL1,444.09	$109.17 SVC952.51	+29.2%
Average			+58.0%

Swaziland 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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