Albuquerque vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$1291
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2925
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$734
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	27	41
😀 Quality of life	83	56
🏙️ Population	565K	331K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 57% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1945th and 4553rd ($2029 vs $1291) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd 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 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 518th and 6244th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Albuquerque	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$590
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$1836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$2.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$39
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$4732

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2212
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2470
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1938
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1776
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1796
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1850
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$1961
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1920
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2367
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1803
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1972
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1878
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2454
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1933
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2378
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2293
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2534
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2288
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2509

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1261
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1231
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$770
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$905
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1123
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1132
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1130
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1204
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$790
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$678
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$860
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$935
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$854
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$951
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$832
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$791
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$962
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$960
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$759
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$716
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$619
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$503
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$775
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$788
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$665
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$1014
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$817
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1008
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$706