Albuquerque vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Albuquerque	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2227	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5507	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$610
🏘️ Family rent	$2709	$995
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4282	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	27	42
😀 Quality of life	79	46
🏙️ Population	565K	316K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 94% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1221st and 4577th ($2227 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 2nd in the United States and El Salvador, respectively. Check the United States vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 525th and 6608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs San Salvador

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	Albuquerque	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1432	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1078	$479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2625	$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2364	$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$54.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	9.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3560	$1645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$1060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.19	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.01	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1346	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6035	$4597

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2165
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2013
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2312
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2066
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2112
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1692
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1818
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1792
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1613
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1126
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1696
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2411
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1798
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2287
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1687
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2269
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2334
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1860
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1710
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1916
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2355
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$2042
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2282
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2392
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2425
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2105
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2374
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2459

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1117
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1093
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$702
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$866
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1031
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1107
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$900
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1019
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$630
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$702
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$854
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$829
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$805
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$892
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$595
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$627
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$880
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$738
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$806
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$882
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$614
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$593
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$676
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$458
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$737
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$787
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$548
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$842
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1039
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$699
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$716
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$680