Service Providers

Storage, stores, bill payment points, and consumer contacts that go with Chapters 21, 23, and 28. Checked October 2026.

In the book: Chapter 21

The chapter covers renting a long-term home in El Salvador:

• Where to look for a rental, and the kinds of homes you'll find
• Life in a gated community: monthly fees, gate rules, pets, and noise
• What a rental often leaves out: appliances, hot water, and air conditioning
• Who pays which bill, and what to put in the lease
• Planning storage when your container brings more than the house can hold

Storage (as of October 2026)

A listing, not an endorsement.

• Mr. B Self Storage (in Spanish): storage units in San Salvador (Escalón, Juan Pablo II, and 75 Avenida Norte) and Santa Tecla. Phone +503 2234-6465.

In the book: Chapter 23

The chapter covers furnishing a home in El Salvador:

• What to buy in your first days, before your container arrives
• Where to shop for each kind of thing, and what costs more than in the US
• How delivery and assembly work
• Handmade furniture and crafts, and the towns known for them
• Buying secondhand

Shopping for your home (as of October 2026)

A starting list by type, not endorsements.

Hardware and home centers

• Vidrí
• Freund

Department stores

• Siman

Appliance and furniture chains with payment plans

• La Curacao
• Almacenes Tropigas

Supercenters and warehouse clubs

• Walmart El Salvador
• PriceSmart

Secondhand

• Encuentra24 (classified ads)
• Megapaca (used goods imported from the US)
• Customs (DGA): public auctions of abandoned and seized goods (in Spanish)
• US Embassy San Salvador: online surplus auctions

Handmade

• CONAMYPE: CEDART craft centers (in Spanish) in Nahuizalco, La Palma, Ilobasco, and San Salvador's Centro Histórico

In the book: Chapter 28

The chapter covers the everyday services that make life easier:

• Where to buy groceries, from the big chains to AgroMercados and farmers markets
• What the delivery apps bring besides meals, and how paying and tipping work
• Setting your address so a driver can find a house with no street number
• Medicine delivery and the prescription rules that come with it
• Laundry, repairs, and services that come to your door, and how to pay your bills

Groceries and markets (as of October 2026)

Farmers markets

• Comiendo Verde (Instagram), San Salvador: fresh produce, artisan foods, plants, natural cosmetics, and vegan and pet products. Market dates are posted on Instagram.

Places to pay your bills (as of October 2026)

• AES El Salvador: payment points (in Spanish), for CAESS, CLESA, EEO, and DEUSEM. Customer service +503 2506-9000, 24 hours a day.
• DELSUR: payment points (in Spanish), including Visa and Mastercard payments from abroad. Contact center +503 2233-5600; WhatsApp +503 7848-4444.
• ANDA: online services (in Spanish), the water utility's portal for card payments. Call center 915.

Consumer complaints (as of October 2026)

• Defensoría del Consumidor (consumer protection agency): 910. Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and Saturday, 8:00 AM to noon, with a 24-hour message line. About the 910 line (in Spanish).
• Defensoría en Línea (in Spanish): file a complaint online, ask for advice, or check a case.
• Main office: Calle Circunvalación #20, Plan de La Laguna, Antiguo Cuscatlán. +503 2526-9000; [email protected]. Offices and hours (in Spanish).