Asuncion vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asuncion San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$2712
🏠 One person rent
$338
$631
🏘️ Family rent
$566
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.1
$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
42
😀 Quality of life
51
51
🏙️ Population
462K
316K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 44% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 7159th and 4621st ($666 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Paraguay and El Salvador, respectively. Check Paraguay vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 6136th and 6155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asuncion San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.64
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.2
$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.8
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.89%
10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1279
$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$615
$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.8
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3909
$4693

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$620
15 km or 9.4 mi Luque
$604
112 km or 70 mi Formosa
$335
120 km or 74 mi Coronel Oviedo
$534
163 km or 101 mi Caaguazu
$411
212 km or 132 mi Concepcion
$541
270 km or 168 mi Corrientes
$486
275 km or 171 mi Resistencia
$379
287 km or 178 mi Encarnacion
$515
288 km or 179 mi Posadas
$314
304 km or 189 mi Ciudad del Este
$531
307 km or 191 mi Foz do Iguacu
$644
326 km or 203 mi Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
$439
348 km or 216 mi Obera
$373
361 km or 224 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$524
363 km or 226 mi Ponta Pora
$615
407 km or 253 mi Sao Borja
$585
422 km or 262 mi Cascavel
$600
424 km or 264 mi Santa Rosa
$596
447 km or 278 mi Dourados
$629
455 km or 283 mi Goya
$481
471 km or 293 mi Reconquista
$487
472 km or 293 mi Santo Angelo
$592
498 km or 310 mi Uruguaiana
$557
504 km or 313 mi Ijui
$593
508 km or 315 mi Pato Branco
$635
539 km or 335 mi Chapeco
$660
549 km or 341 mi Campo Mourao
$482
584 km or 363 mi Carazinho
$619
586 km or 364 mi Artigas
$881
593 km or 369 mi Erechim
$622
599 km or 372 mi Concordia
$623
613 km or 381 mi Maringa
$629
614 km or 382 mi Passo Fundo
$647
616 km or 383 mi Santa Maria
$472
619 km or 385 mi Campo Grande
$641
621 km or 386 mi Guarapuava
$534
648 km or 403 mi Sao Gabriel
$594
654 km or 407 mi Apucarana
$608
655 km or 407 mi Santana do Livramento
$561

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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