Costs
Day-to-day living is, for foreigners at least, very cheap in El Salvador. A cup of coffee will cost US$0.25-60, while a soft drink will be US$0.50 and fresh juice US$1. Cigarettes are around US$1.40 a packet, while a meal in an ordinary cafe will set you back around US$2-3. Also very good value are bus fares . In expensive hotels and restaurants, service charges and taxes are added to the bill automatically; room taxes are 13 percent while service charges are 7-10 percent. If you're spending less than around US$30 a night for a room however, the tax is usually not charged. There's no entry tax if you arrive by bus or plane (though you'll have to purchase a US$5 entry card); travellers entering by car have to pay a fee - there have been stories about people bringing cars into the country being overcharged, so it's best to check with a Salvadorean embassy for the correct schedule of prices before you arrive. The airport departure tax is currently US$28, which must be paid in cash.
the islands in the gulfjack says "I was with nice guide, he show me the islands in the gulf of fonseca, his website is www.larutadelzapamiche.com, he gived me a backpacker price like 55$ we were 5 persons, but the place is the best , he don't have this price in the website, so you need to ask about that."
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