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San Salvador vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 14.6% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 41.3% less in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 35.9% more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 1.1% more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 10.4% more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 66.0% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.8% less in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 3.4% less in San Salvador

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

San Salvador vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 41.3% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.96	$7.00 SVC61.08	-36.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.97	$7.00 SVC61.08	-26.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.23	$1.14 SVC9.90	-49.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN7.02	$0.91 SVC7.95	-52.6%
Average			-41.3%

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pay 35.9% more for groceries

	Warsaw	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.34	$1.95 SVC17.01	+33.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.69	$3.77 SVC32.86	-30.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.84	$6.84 SVC59.68	+57.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.51	$3.01 SVC26.26	-18.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.38	$2.99 SVC26.05	-11.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.23	$1.77 SVC15.46	+190.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.02	$0.76 SVC6.60	-8.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.52	$1.17 SVC10.17	+21.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.74	$1.22 SVC10.61	-22.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.75	$0.97 SVC8.44	+102.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.97	$0.98 SVC8.51	+80.8%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 1.1% more for transportation

	Warsaw	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.16	$3.82 SVC33.34	-42.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN109.90	$15.00 SVC130.88	-50.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN119,890.42	$25,500.00 SVC222,494.28	-22.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.95	$29.93 SVC261.12	+118.9%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 10.4% more for housing

	Warsaw	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN63.67	$43.33 SVC378.09	+148.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,167.98	$900.00 SVC7,852.74	-21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,317.48	$758.33 SVC6,616.66	-16.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN977.67	$82.16 SVC716.84	-69.3%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 66.0% less for childcare

	Warsaw	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,142.74	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	-72.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN58,224.56	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	-59.7%
Average			-66.0%

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pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.98	$2.00 SVC17.45	-59.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.40	$3.25 SVC28.35	-22.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.73	$4.00 SVC34.90	-32.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN170.84	$30.80 SVC268.74	-34.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.97	$5.25 SVC45.81	-45.1%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 3.4% less for clothing

	Warsaw	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN363.85	$62.60 SVC546.20	-37.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN176.67	$45.83 SVC399.91	-5.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN359.81	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+33.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN421.18	$109.17 SVC952.51	-5.3%
Average			-3.4%

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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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