Atlanta vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Atlanta	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2641	$1362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5926	$3000
🏠 One person rent	$1592	$817
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$1370
🍽️ Food expenses	$711	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5005	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	42
😀 Quality of life	91	55
🏙️ Population	499K	331K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 94% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 647th and 4346th ($2641 vs $1362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 572nd 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 1.9 months in Atlanta compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Atlanta ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 179th and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs San Salvador

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	Atlanta	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.8	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.03	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1682	$806
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2780	$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2071	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	8.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2885	$2429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2139	$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.1	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.1	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1237	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26158	$6470

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2416
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2419
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2384
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2379
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2503
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2370
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2345
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2413
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2412
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2333
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2421
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2193
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2466
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2421
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2454
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2242
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2563
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$3016
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2298
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2478
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1902
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2098
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2279
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2492
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2131
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2246
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$1982
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2362
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1891
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1879
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2186
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1824
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1600
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1820
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1925
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1910
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1948
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1981

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