Austin vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$1362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$3000
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$817
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$1370
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	42
😀 Quality of life	92	55
🏙️ Population	962K	331K

The cost of living in Austin is 77% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1002nd and 4346th ($2416 vs $1362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th 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 44th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 151st and 6280th 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	$19.1	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$806
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	8.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$2429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$6470

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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