Austin vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	42
😀 Quality of life	90	50
🏙️ Population	962K	316K

The cost of living in Austin is 104% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 858th and 4469th ($2455 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 142nd and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs San Salvador

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	Austin	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$5642

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

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