Amsterdam vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$610
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$995
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$477
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	42
😀 Quality of life	94	46
🏙️ Population	921K	316K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 122% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 612th and 4577th ($2545 vs $1147) 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 0.4 months in San Salvador. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 37th and 6608th 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	$18.4	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$54.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	9.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$1645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$1060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$4597

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2001
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2465
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1647
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$1894
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1897
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1958
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2055
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2205
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$1939
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1501
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$1886
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1804
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1729
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1818
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1793
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1756
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1770
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1942
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1864
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1697
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1725
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1761
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1901
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1746
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1734
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1822
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1833

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