Baltimore vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1291
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$2925
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$734
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	41
😀 Quality of life	91	56
🏙️ Population	586K	331K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 72% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1429th and 4553rd ($2224 vs $1291) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 138th and 6244th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Baltimore	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$590
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$1836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$39
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$4732

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1261
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1231
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$770
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$905
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1123
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1132
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1130
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1204
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$790
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$678
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$860
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$935
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$854
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$951
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$832
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$791
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$962
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$960
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$759
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$716
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$619
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$503
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$775
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$788
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$665
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$1014
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$817
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1008
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$706