Arlington vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Arlington	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1807	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4757	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$1010	$610
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$995
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4550	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	42
😀 Quality of life	75	46
🏙️ Population	394K	316K

The cost of living in Arlington is 58% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 2320th and 4577th ($1807 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1872nd 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 2.5 months in Arlington compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Arlington ranked 235th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 1022nd and 6608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs San Salvador

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	Arlington	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.38	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1340	$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$54.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	9.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2184	$1645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2175	$1060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.49	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.1	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.64	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.13	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1593	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21722	$4597

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2338
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2039
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1987
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2173
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2162
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2139
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$1872
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2236
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2017
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2306
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2108
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$1992
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2497
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2099
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2206
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2267
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2157
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$1804
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2149
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2323
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2235
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2242
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2111
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2301
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2516
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2200
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2384

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