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El Salvador vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 40.6% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.7% more in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 33.7% more in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 11.9% less in El Salvador
Housing: pay 51.4% more in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 14.7% less in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.9% more in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in El Salvador

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

El Salvador vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.7% more for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	$5.50 SVC47.99	-24.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	$6.33 SVC55.23	+15.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ZWL192.35	$0.99 SVC8.64	+65.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 ZWL134.02	$0.81 SVC7.05	+94.1%
Average			+37.7%

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pay 33.7% more for groceries

	Zimbabwe	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 ZWL326.12	$1.95 SVC17.01	+92.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ZWL1,707.41	$3.77 SVC32.86	-29.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.96 ZWL1,918.06	$6.72 SVC58.61	+12.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 ZWL636.46	$2.78 SVC24.25	+40.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 ZWL762.99	$2.82 SVC24.64	+19.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 ZWL349.08	$1.67 SVC14.60	+54.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZWL234.29	$0.76 SVC6.60	+4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 ZWL344.68	$1.17 SVC10.17	+8.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 ZWL196.88	$1.22 SVC10.61	+98.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ZWL211.93	$0.97 SVC8.44	+47.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 ZWL258.09	$0.98 SVC8.51	+21.7%
Average			+33.7%

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pay 11.9% less for transportation

	Zimbabwe	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.92 ZWL1,906.80	$3.75 SVC32.69	-36.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	$15.00 SVC130.88	-64.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,500.00 ZWL7,567,000.00	$24,666.67 SVC215,223.23	+5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	$29.78 SVC259.88	+48.9%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 51.4% more for housing

	Zimbabwe	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$159.29 ZWL51,291.92	$41.89 SVC365.49	-73.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$301.47 ZWL97,073.53	$666.67 SVC5,816.84	+121.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.31 ZWL65,143.08	$502.78 SVC4,386.87	+148.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.14 ZWL19,042.20	$64.97 SVC566.86	+9.9%
Average			+51.4%

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pay 14.7% less for childcare

	Zimbabwe	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.11 ZWL74,417.78	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	-29.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,406.25 ZWL2,062,812.50	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	+0.2%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 28.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.62 ZWL523.25	$2.00 SVC17.45	+23.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 ZWL810.92	$2.83 SVC24.69	+12.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.35 ZWL434.70	$4.00 SVC34.90	+196.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 ZWL14,551.92	$30.27 SVC264.08	-33.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.25 ZWL3,622.50	$5.17 SVC45.08	-54.1%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Zimbabwe	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.71 ZWL6,668.08	$62.60 SVC546.20	+202.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.58 ZWL5,339.83	$45.83 SVC399.91	+176.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.80 ZWL15,712.98	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+170.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.17 ZWL18,731.73	$109.17 SVC952.51	+87.7%
Average			+159.1%

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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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