Cost of living comparison

Yerevan, Armenia

compared to

San Salvador, El Salvador

San Salvador vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 26.5% more expensive than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 6.6% more in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 69.9% more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 16.8% more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 46.9% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.2% less in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 22.4% less in San Salvador

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

San Salvador vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.6% more for restaurants

	Yerevan	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.57 AMD4,532.40	$10.00 SVC87.49	-13.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,525.20	$7.00 SVC61.24	-22.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 AMD388.89	$1.09 SVC9.52	+9.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 AMD233.80	$0.91 SVC7.98	+52.8%
Average			+6.6%

Yerevan vs. San Salvador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 69.9% more for groceries

	Yerevan	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 AMD338.13	$2.12 SVC18.55	+145.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 AMD1,580.13	$3.24 SVC28.32	-19.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 AMD2,443.51	$7.39 SVC64.61	+18.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 AMD964.28	$3.04 SVC26.56	+23.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 AMD1,321.46	$2.78 SVC24.29	-17.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD218.63	$1.44 SVC12.62	+158.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 AMD323.09	$0.77 SVC6.72	-6.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 AMD309.50	$1.17 SVC10.19	+47.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AMD394.95	$1.22 SVC10.64	+20.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD131.43	$0.99 SVC8.69	+195.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 AMD125.78	$0.98 SVC8.53	+203.7%
Average			+69.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Yerevan	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 AMD2,072.04	$3.97 SVC34.76	-24.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD5,036.00	$20.00 SVC174.98	+55.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD12,086,405.84	$25,000.00 SVC218,723.18	-19.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.27 AMD1,671.95	$33.43 SVC292.45	+682.9%
Average			+173.6%

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pay 16.8% more for housing

	Yerevan	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.21 AMD8,698.79	$42.14 SVC368.70	+89.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$931.30 AMD364,687.23	$858.33 SVC7,509.50	-7.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$625.77 AMD245,044.24	$641.67 SVC5,613.89	+2.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.60 AMD38,611.54	$81.52 SVC713.21	-17.3%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 46.9% less for childcare

	Yerevan	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.24 AMD146,547.67	$160.29 SVC1,402.33	-57.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,037.50 AMD3,538,995.98	$5,740.67 SVC50,224.67	-36.5%
Average			-46.9%

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pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 AMD805.76	$2.00 SVC17.50	-2.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.76 AMD1,473.26	$3.24 SVC28.33	-13.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD1,007.20	$4.00 SVC35.00	+55.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.02 AMD41,514.59	$30.67 SVC268.30	-71.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 AMD3,021.60	$5.50 SVC48.12	-28.7%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 22.4% less for clothing

	Yerevan	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.12 AMD43,512.51	$72.14 SVC631.17	-35.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.96 AMD25,044.40	$47.86 SVC418.70	-25.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD54,793.61	$112.14 SVC981.13	-19.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 AMD46,769.14	$108.33 SVC947.80	-9.3%
Average			-22.4%

Yerevan vs. San 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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