Arlington vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$2712
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$631
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	42
😀 Quality of life	74	51
🏙️ Population	394K	316K

The cost of living in Arlington is 57% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 2251st and 4621st ($1869 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 3rd 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 1283rd and 6155th 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	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$4693

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1173
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1145
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$709
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$882
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1088
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1081
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$904
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1005
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$639
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$715
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$866
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$912
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$870
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$791
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$883
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$599
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$870
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$734
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$777
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$872
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$639
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$593
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$650
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$457
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$646
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$774
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$550
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$859
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$712
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$729
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$697