Cost of living comparison

 San Salvador, El Salvador
compared to
 Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut vs. San Salvador Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 15.7% more expensive than San Salvador.

Restaurants
pay 26.3% more in Beirut
Groceries
pay 27.1% less in Beirut
Transportation
pay 55.2% more in Beirut
Housing
pay 3.8% more in Beirut
Childcare
pay 24.2% more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports
pay 21.5% more in Beirut
Clothing
pay 5.8% more in Beirut

The cost of transportation, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing in Beirut are more expensive than in San Salvador.

Beirut vs. San Salvador Cost Breakdown

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

pay 26.3% more for restaurants

 
San Salvador
Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.00
SVC87.50
$10.00
LBP900,334
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.00
SVC61.25
$7.64
LBP687,765
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.09
SVC9.52
$1.59
LBP143,089

Improve prices ·

pay 27.1% less for groceries

 
San Salvador
Beirut
Bread
1 loaf
$2.12
SVC18.55
$0.91
LBP82,336
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.24
SVC28.32
$5.48
LBP492,933
Milk (1 gallon) $7.39
SVC64.62
$6.19
LBP557,099

Improve prices ·

pay 55.2% more for transportation

 
San Salvador
Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.97
SVC34.77
$3.49
LBP314,279
Monthly public transit pass $20.00
SVC175.01
$75.00
LBP6,752,505
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
SVC218,760.68
$30,000.00
LBP2,701,001,880

Improve prices ·

pay 3.8% more for housing

 
San Salvador
Beirut
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$42.14
SVC368.77
$31.88
LBP2,869,814
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $858.33
SVC7,510.78
$738.24
LBP66,465,831
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $641.67
SVC5,614.86
$359.38
LBP32,355,752

Improve prices ·

pay 24.2% more for childcare

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

Improve prices ·

pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
San Salvador
Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
SVC17.50
$3.00
LBP270,100
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.24
SVC28.34
$2.80
LBP252,094
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.00
SVC35.00
$2.00
LBP180,067

Improve prices ·

pay 5.8% more for clothing

 
San Salvador
Beirut
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$72.14
SVC631.28
$78.12
LBP7,033,859
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.86
SVC418.77
$57.86
LBP5,209,075
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$112.14
SVC981.30
$103.12
LBP9,284,694

Improve prices ·
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
Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in El Salvador vs. Lebanon. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within El Salvador and Lebanon.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Beirut or San Salvador. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.