Baltimore vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baltimore	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2197	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5257	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$1386	$610
🏘️ Family rent	$2455	$995
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4752	$477
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	98	42
😀 Quality of life	92	46
🏙️ Population	586K	316K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 92% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1292nd and 4577th ($2197 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1152nd 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 2.2 months in Baltimore compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Baltimore ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 89th and 6608th 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	$15.1	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1343	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1181	$479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2857	$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.1	$54.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	9.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2109	$1645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$1060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30623	$4597

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2421
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2674
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2258
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2849
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2362
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2369
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2325
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2685
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3079
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2844
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2591
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2116
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2308
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2714
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2215
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2428
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2518
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1846
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2730
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2863
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2685
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$1861
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3110
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1886
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2522
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2144
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2426
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1906

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