Baltimore vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$3000
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$817
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$1370
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	42
😀 Quality of life	92	55
🏙️ Population	586K	331K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 71% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1219th and 4346th ($2323 vs $1362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 128th and 6280th 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	$17.4	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$806
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	8.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$2429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$6470

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

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