Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

El Salvador

El Salvador vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 43.0% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.4% more in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 42.8% more in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in El Salvador
Housing: pay 27.3% less in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 4.9% more in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.6% more in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 1.7% more in El Salvador

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

El Salvador vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.4% more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB788.24	$7.50 SVC65.62	+25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB819.15	$6.33 SVC55.38	+1.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB103.13	$0.96 SVC8.39	+22.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB65.97	$0.81 SVC7.07	+61.0%
Average			+27.4%

Ethiopia vs. El Salvador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.8% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB157.85	$2.12 SVC18.55	+76.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB637.61	$3.24 SVC28.32	-33.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB798.56	$6.95 SVC60.83	+14.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB348.03	$2.80 SVC24.47	+5.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB741.75	$2.68 SVC23.48	-52.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB433.71	$1.44 SVC12.62	-56.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB66.52	$0.77 SVC6.72	+51.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB141.65	$1.17 SVC10.19	+8.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB50.78	$1.22 SVC10.64	+214.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB40.89	$0.99 SVC8.69	+219.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB104.33	$0.98 SVC8.53	+22.8%
Average			+42.8%

Ethiopia vs. El Salvador - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Ethiopia	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB641.06	$3.80 SVC33.22	-22.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,313.73	$20.00 SVC174.98	+100.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,284,315.50	$24,333.33 SVC212,890.56	-2.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB481.48	$31.95 SVC279.54	+771.8%
Average			+211.7%

Ethiopia vs. El Salvador - Cost of transportation

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pay 27.3% less for housing

	Ethiopia	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB22,486.61	$42.14 SVC368.70	-75.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB84,748.48	$652.78 SVC5,711.11	+1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB55,536.76	$463.89 SVC4,058.53	+9.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB16,400.33	$69.00 SVC603.70	-44.7%
Average			-27.3%

Ethiopia vs. El Salvador - Cost of housing

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pay 4.9% more for childcare

	Ethiopia	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,703.36	$160.29 SVC1,402.33	+96.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,769,447.56	$5,740.67 SVC50,224.67	-86.9%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 39.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB131.37	$2.00 SVC17.50	+100.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB151.04	$2.82 SVC24.69	+145.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB525.49	$4.00 SVC35.00
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB11,901.70	$30.22 SVC264.41	-66.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB880.20	$5.33 SVC46.66	-20.4%
Average			+39.6%

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pay 1.7% more for clothing

	Ethiopia	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,349.68	$72.14 SVC631.17	+49.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB9,874.84	$47.86 SVC418.70	-36.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB14,298.96	$112.14 SVC981.13	+3.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB15,675.61	$108.33 SVC947.80	-9.2%
Average			+1.7%

Ethiopia 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: March 2025

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