Amsterdam vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$3000
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$817
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$1370
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	42
😀 Quality of life	96	55
🏙️ Population	921K	331K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 129% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 143rd and 4346th ($3118 vs $1362) 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 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 31st and 6280th 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	$21.3	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$806
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	8.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$2429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$6470

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1273
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1238
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$695
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$883
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1090
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1097
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1009
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1129
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$665
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$739
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$801
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$931
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$791
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$842
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$780
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$661
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$770
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$912
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$729
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$911
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$735
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$682
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$627
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$467
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$710
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$760
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$673
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$915
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$790
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1007
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$698