Baltimore vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baltimore	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5088	$2712
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$631
🏘️ Family rent	$2305	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4221	$493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	98	42
😀 Quality of life	91	51
🏙️ Population	586K	316K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 86% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1330th and 4621st ($2223 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 121st and 6155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs San Salvador

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	Baltimore	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.8	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2707	$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.4	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.2	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17290	$4693

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955

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