Austin vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Austin	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2590	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6302	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$1683	$610
🏘️ Family rent	$3179	$995
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5536	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	42
😀 Quality of life	90	46
🏙️ Population	962K	316K

The cost of living in Austin is 126% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 548th and 4577th ($2590 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd 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 0.4 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 126th and 6608th 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	$17.9	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1988	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4238	$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2575	$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$54.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.76%	9.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7634	$1645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2615	$1060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.8	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.99	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.33	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.58	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1599	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21605	$4597

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2095
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2190
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2150
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2146
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2093
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2175
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2146
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1902
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2013
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2158
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2146
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2066
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2219
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1925
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2186
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1829
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2071
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1988
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2108
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2128
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2126
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2149
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2129
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2221
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2118
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2143
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2306
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2141
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2055
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2107
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2338

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1117
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1093
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$702
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$866
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1031
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1107
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$900
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1019
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$630
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$702
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$854
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$829
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$805
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$892
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$595
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$627
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$880
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$738
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$806
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$882
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$614
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$593
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$676
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$458
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$737
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$787
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$548
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$842
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1039
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$699
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$716
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$680