Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

San Salvador, El Salvador

San Salvador vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 13.6% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 19.7% less in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 78.3% more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 21.5% more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 19.4% more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 1.9% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5% more in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 4.6% less in San Salvador

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

San Salvador vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.7% less for restaurants

	Beirut	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP900,334	$10.00 SVC87.50
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP687,765	$7.00 SVC61.25	-8.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP143,089	$1.09 SVC9.52	-31.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,738	$0.91 SVC7.98	-19.2%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 78.3% more for groceries

	Beirut	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP82,336	$2.12 SVC18.55	+131.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP492,933	$3.24 SVC28.32	-40.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP557,099	$7.39 SVC64.62	+19.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP244,594	$3.04 SVC26.56	+11.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP345,358	$2.78 SVC24.29	-27.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP62,277	$1.44 SVC12.62	+108.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP50,017	$0.77 SVC6.72	+38.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,968	$1.17 SVC10.20	+183.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,996	$1.22 SVC10.64	+160.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,257	$0.99 SVC8.69	+153.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,488	$0.98 SVC8.54	+122.4%
Average			+78.3%

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pay 21.5% more for transportation

	Beirut	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP314,279	$3.97 SVC34.77	+13.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,752,505	$20.00 SVC175.01	-73.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,701,001,880	$25,000.00 SVC218,760.68	-16.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,147,926	$33.43 SVC292.50	+162.2%
Average			+21.5%

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pay 19.4% more for housing

	Beirut	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,869,814	$42.14 SVC368.77	+32.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,465,831	$858.33 SVC7,510.78	+16.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,355,752	$641.67 SVC5,614.86	+78.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,511,853	$81.52 SVC713.33	-49.4%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 1.9% less for childcare

	Beirut	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,509,462	$160.29 SVC1,402.57	-43.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP370,137,295	$5,740.67 SVC50,233.28	+39.6%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP270,100	$2.00 SVC17.50	-33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP252,094	$3.24 SVC28.34	+15.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP180,067	$4.00 SVC35.00	+100.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,341,982	$30.67 SVC268.35	-48.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP630,234	$5.50 SVC48.13	-21.4%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 4.6% less for clothing

	Beirut	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP7,033,859	$72.14 SVC631.28	-7.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,209,075	$47.86 SVC418.77	-17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,284,694	$112.14 SVC981.30	+8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,967,983	$108.33 SVC947.96	-2.2%
Average			-4.6%

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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: June 2025

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