Bangalore vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$219	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$418
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	74	42
😀 Quality of life	68	50
🏙️ Population	12.3M	316K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 56% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 8398th and 4469th ($533 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in India and El Salvador, respectively. Check India vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 3159th and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs San Salvador

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	Bangalore	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$5642

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1182
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1160
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$698
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$884
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1083
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1088
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$936
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$653
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$753
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$897
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$916
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$897
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$819
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$903
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$719
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$886
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$755
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$881
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$632
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$598
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$455
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$632
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$738
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$624
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$878
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$710
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$973
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$701