Austin vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$2896
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$731
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	41
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	962K	331K

The cost of living in Austin is 92% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 985th and 4626th ($2444 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th 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 months in Austin compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 217th and 6148th 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	$19.4	$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$1100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	8.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$2752
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$6.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$5551

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1246
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1221
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$734
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$897
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1109
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1120
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1062
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1168
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$720
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$705
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$823
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$936
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$815
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$900
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$804
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$668
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$787
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$938
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$737
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$934
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$754
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$687
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$470
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$761
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$796
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$679
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$990
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1007
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$699