Austin vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$2712
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$631
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	42
😀 Quality of life	91	51
🏙️ Population	962K	316K

The cost of living in Austin is 107% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 812th and 4621st ($2473 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 3rd 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 116th and 6155th 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	$16.8	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$4693

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near San Salvador

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