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For living48/100
For travel44/100
Key facts
Average net salary$450 /mo
Monthly costs for one person, excl. rent$450 /mo
Meal at a cheap restaurant$5
Traveller daily budget$45 /day
Safety6/10
ClimateTropical
Avg summer temperature+31 °C
Avg winter temperature+23 °C
Best time to visitNovember, December, January, February, March, April
Life expectancy72.3
Population6,365,503
Passport of this countryvisa-free to 118 countries
Places worth seeing
- Metropolitan Cathedral: The tomb of Saint Óscar Romero.
- El Boquerón: A trail around a huge crater above the city.
- Joya de Cerén: The «Pompeii of the Americas», a Maya village under ash — UNESCO-listed.
- Lake Coatepeque: A turquoise crater lake.
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