Barcelona vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barcelona	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$1291
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$2925
🏠 One person rent	$1308	$734
🏘️ Family rent	$2082	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2324	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	98	41
😀 Quality of life	90	56
🏙️ Population	1.73M	331K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 65% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1659th and 4553rd ($2129 vs $1291) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Spain and El Salvador, respectively. Check Spain vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 174th and 6244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs San Salvador

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	Barcelona	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1098	$590
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2417	$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.04%	8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7636	$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5246	$1836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.1	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.6	$39
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$866	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16301	$4732

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1367
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1588
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1584
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1145
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1142
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1344
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1524
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1749
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1506
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1245
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1830
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1328
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1494
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1628
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1202
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1166
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1474
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1658
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1596
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1271
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1558
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1408
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2775
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1644
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1351
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1812

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