Barcelona vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$1362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$3000
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$817
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$1370
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$391
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
42
😀 Quality of life
90
55
🏙️ Population
1.7M
331K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 53% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1764th and 4346th ($2087 vs $1362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 229th and 6280th 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
$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$806
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
8.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$2429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$6470

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near San Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1262
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1273
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1182
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1238
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$695
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$883
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1436
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1090
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1097
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$1009
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1018
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1129
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$665
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$739
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$836
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$801
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$931
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$989
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$791
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$842
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$780
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$661
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$770
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$912
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$729
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$719
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$847
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$911
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$735
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$682
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$627
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$467
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$710
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$760
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$673
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$915
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1053
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$790
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$1007
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$698