Cost of living comparison

 Namibia
compared to
 El Salvador
El Salvador vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 37.2% more expensive than Namibia overall.

Restaurants
pay 19.3% more in El Salvador
Groceries
pay 36.7% more in El Salvador
Transportation
pay 86.0% more in El Salvador
Housing
pay 21.4% more in El Salvador
Childcare
pay 1.5% more in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports
pay 24.2% more in El Salvador
Clothing
pay 71.4% more in El Salvador

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

El Salvador vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 19.3% more for restaurants

 
Namibia
El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.95
NAD144.51
$7.50
SVC65.62
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.23
NAD76.88
$6.33
SVC55.38
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
NAD15.14
$0.96
SVC8.39

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pay 36.7% more for groceries

 
Namibia
El Salvador
Bread
1 loaf
$0.88
NAD15.91
$2.12
SVC18.55
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.33
NAD60.60
$3.24
SVC28.32
Milk (1 gallon) $5.12
NAD92.96
$6.95
SVC60.83

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pay 86.0% more for transportation

 
Namibia
El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.77
NAD86.70
$3.80
SVC33.22
Monthly public transit pass $34.08
NAD619.34
$20.00
SVC174.98
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $15,621.70
NAD283,865.31
$24,333.33
SVC212,890.56

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pay 21.4% more for housing

 
Namibia
El Salvador
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$63.90
NAD1,161.14
$42.14
SVC368.70
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $452.24
NAD8,217.76
$652.78
SVC5,711.11
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $328.15
NAD5,962.89
$463.89
SVC4,058.53

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pay 1.5% more for childcare

 
Namibia
El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $169.47
NAD3,079.51
$160.29
SVC1,402.33
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,302.57
NAD96,354.21
$5,740.67
SVC50,224.67

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pay 24.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Namibia
El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.49
NAD27.10
$2.00
SVC17.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.81
NAD32.80
$2.82
SVC24.69
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.97
NAD53.93
$4.00
SVC35.00

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pay 71.4% more for clothing

 
Namibia
El Salvador
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$37.49
NAD681.28
$72.14
SVC631.17
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.97
NAD490.05
$47.86
SVC418.70
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$70.06
NAD1,273.09
$112.14
SVC981.13

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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: April 2025
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