Cost of living comparison

Romania

compared to

El Salvador

El Salvador vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 37.4% more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.9% less in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 68.7% more in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 90.0% more in El Salvador
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 34.5% less in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.0% less in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 39.4% more in El Salvador

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

El Salvador vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.9% less for restaurants

	Romania	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.56 RON39.34	$7.50 SVC65.62	-12.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 RON29.08	$6.33 SVC55.38	+0.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 RON7.89	$0.96 SVC8.39	-44.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 RON6.56	$0.81 SVC7.07	-43.4%
Average			-24.9%

Romania vs. El Salvador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 68.7% more for groceries

	Romania	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 RON4.95	$2.12 SVC18.55	+96.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 RON17.42	$3.24 SVC28.32	-14.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 RON25.09	$6.95 SVC60.83	+27.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.83 RON13.00	$2.80 SVC24.47	-1.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 RON12.41	$2.68 SVC23.48	-0.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 RON2.17	$1.44 SVC12.62	+205.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 RON3.02	$0.77 SVC6.72	+17.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 RON2.97	$1.17 SVC10.19	+80.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 RON3.90	$1.22 SVC10.64	+43.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RON1.73	$0.99 SVC8.69	+164.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 RON1.88	$0.98 SVC8.53	+138.1%
Average			+68.7%

Romania vs. El Salvador - Cost of groceries

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pay 90.0% more for transportation

	Romania	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.64 RON25.95	$3.80 SVC33.22	-32.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.73 RON95.28	$20.00 SVC174.98	-3.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,159.13 RON115,648.98	$24,333.33 SVC212,890.56	-3.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.39 RON29.40	$31.95 SVC279.54	+399.6%
Average			+90.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Romania	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.45 RON38.83	$42.14 SVC368.70	+398.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$363.94 RON1,672.92	$652.78 SVC5,711.11	+79.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.85 RON1,226.64	$463.89 SVC4,058.53	+73.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.36 RON493.52	$69.00 SVC603.70	-35.7%
Average			+129.1%

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pay 34.5% less for childcare

	Romania	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$405.62 RON1,864.50	$160.29 SVC1,402.33	-60.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,284.14 RON28,886.29	$5,740.67 SVC50,224.67	-8.6%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Romania	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01 RON9.26	$2.00 SVC17.50	-0.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 RON10.13	$2.82 SVC24.69	+28.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 RON24.36	$4.00 SVC35.00	-24.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.40 RON171.92	$30.22 SVC264.41	-19.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.19 RON28.45	$5.33 SVC46.66	-13.8%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 39.4% more for clothing

	Romania	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.67 RON265.09	$72.14 SVC631.17	+25.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.90 RON160.42	$47.86 SVC418.70	+37.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.76 RON320.65	$112.14 SVC981.13	+60.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.53 RON370.17	$108.33 SVC947.80	+34.5%
Average			+39.4%

Romania 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: April 2025

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