Cost of Living in Suchitoto, 🇸🇻 El Salvador - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 3 4 5 11 $880 $295 $640 $265 $89

Utilities 2 5 $12 $55 $90 $48 —

Internet & Mobile 7 8 $13 $48 $74 $48 $1

Groceries 2 9 $85 $203 $445 $148 $8

Transportation 2 6 19 20 $65 $58 $165 $15 $10

Dining Out 5 11 10 $504 $130 $260 $58 $36

Leisure Activities 1 12 16 17 $100 $56 $820 $26 $16

Health Insurance 13 $68 $75 $270 $12 $2

Visa & Legal Fees 14 $8 $35 $70 — —

Total $1,735 $955 $2,834 $620 $162

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 5 2 $265.00 $220 – $360 per month

Coworking Space 12 $95.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 3 4 5 $880.00 $680 – $1,180 per month

Coliving Space 3 $310.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 5 $4.00 per cup

Beer 11 $2.50 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 5 2 $7.00 per meal

Fast Food Combo 10 $7.60 per meal

Apples 9 $4.10 per kg

Bread 9 $2.20 per loaf

Milk 9 $1.55 per liter

Rice 9 $1.32 per kg

Chicken Fillets 9 $8.93 per kg

Beef 9 $12.35 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 21 1 $10.95 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 2 5 $43.50 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 9 $0.60 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 2 20 $6.00 per trip

Taxi per km 2 20 $3.00 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 19 $18.00 per month

Gasoline 6 $1.36 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 2 20 $16.50 per trip

Scooter Rental 2 $20.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 7 $13.00 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 8 $35.00 per month

Gym Membership 17 $21.00 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 22 $8.00 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 7 $1.25 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 1 16 $5.00 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 23 $20.00 per pair

Summer Dress 24 $29.99 per dress

Running Shoes 25 $77.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 2 $6.00 per visit

Laundry 2 $5.00 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 18 $12.00 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 26 $3.30 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Apaneca, El Zonte, Sonsonate, Hanoi, Bangkok, Antigua

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Walmart SV Jeans Dama Just USD 20.00Shop
Decathlon Exploor women dress USD 29.99Shop
Decathlon Kiprun KS500 2 running shoes USD 77.00Shop
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Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 700 880
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 450 265
- Apples 2.5 4.1
- Beef 8 12.35
- Beer 1.5 2.5
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- Bread 1.2 2.2
- Chicken Fillets 5.5 8.93
- Coffee 2 4
- Coliving Space 400 310
- Coworking Space 120 95
- Dining Out local 30, nomad 600, expat 120, family 150, tourist 25 local 58, nomad 504, expat 130, family 260, tourist 36
- Doctor Visit (GP) 30 12
- Fast Food Combo 6.5 7.6
- Gasoline 1.2 1.36
- Groceries local 120, nomad 50, expat 200, family 350, tourist 0 local 148, nomad 85, expat 203, family 445, tourist 8
- Gym Membership 30 21
- Haircut 8 6
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 60, expat 40, family 100, tourist 5 local 12, nomad 68, expat 75, family 270, tourist 2.25
- Housing local 250, nomad 600, expat 400, family 500, tourist 60 local 265, nomad 880, expat 295, family 640, tourist 89
- Internet & Mobile local 20, nomad 40, expat 35, family 50, tourist 0 local 48, nomad 13, family 74, tourist 1.2
- Jeans 35 20
- Leisure Activities local 10, nomad 80, expat 40, family 80, tourist 15 local 26, nomad 100, expat 56, family 820, tourist 16
- Meal (Inexpensive) 5 7
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 30 43.5
- Milk 1.3 1.55
- Mobile Plan 15 13
- Monthly Transport Pass 25 18
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8 3.3
- Rice 1.1 1.32
- Ride-hailing (5km) 5 16.5
- Running Shoes 60 77
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 10 1.25
- Summer Dress 25 29.99
- Taxi Start 1.5 6
- Taxi per km 0.8 3
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 12 8
- Transportation local 20, nomad 50, expat 40, family 100, tourist 10 local 15, nomad 65, expat 58, family 165, tourist 10
- Utilities local 50, nomad 60, expat 60, family 80, tourist 0 local 48, nomad 12, expat 55, family 90, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 100, family 150 local 0, nomad 8, expat 35, family 70
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.8 0.6
- Wine (Mid-range) 12 10.95
Tennis Court (Weekend), Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Pharmacy (basic meds) moved to Walmart/Decathlon/Miramonte shop and listing prices (tenniscall.com, walmart.com.sv, decathlon.com.sv, decathlon.com.sv, walmart.com.sv)

Suchitoto cost of living