Amsterdam vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$1291
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$2925
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$734
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	41
😀 Quality of life	95	56
🏙️ Population	921K	331K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 145% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 138th and 4553rd ($3165 vs $1291) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Netherlands and El Salvador, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 24th and 6244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs San Salvador

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	Amsterdam	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$590
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$1836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$39
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$4732

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

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