Auckland vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	32	42
😀 Quality of life	90	50
🏙️ Population	1.47M	316K

The cost of living in Auckland is 63% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1924th and 4469th ($1968 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in New Zealand and El Salvador, respectively. Check New Zealand vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 161st and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs San Salvador

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	Auckland	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$5642

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1182
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1160
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$698
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$884
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1083
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1088
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$936
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$653
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$753
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$897
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$916
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$897
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$819
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$903
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$719
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$886
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$755
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$881
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$632
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$598
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$455
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$632
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$738
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$624
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$878
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$710
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$973
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$701