Barcelona vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2712
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$631
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$493
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
42
😀 Quality of life
88
51
🏙️ Population
1.66M
316K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 58% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 2198th and 4621st ($1887 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Spain and El Salvador, respectively. Check Spain vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 238th and 6155th 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
$16.1
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$1.97
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$28.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$4693

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near San Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1161
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1173
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1202
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1145
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$709
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$882
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1455
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1088
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1081
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$904
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$900
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1005
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$639
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$715
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$829
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$866
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$912
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1038
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$870
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$791
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$883
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$599
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$638
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$870
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$734
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$720
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$777
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$872
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$639
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$593
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$650
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$457
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$646
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$774
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$550
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$859
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1090
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$712
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$729
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$697