Belem vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$405	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	40	42
😀 Quality of life	41	50
🏙️ Population	1.3M	316K

The cost of living in Belem is 37% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 6655th and 4469th ($755 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Brazil and El Salvador, respectively. Check Brazil vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 6876th and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs San Salvador

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	Belem	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$5642

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$638
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$621
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$615
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$615
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$614
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$590
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$624
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$603
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$610
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$565
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$621
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$621
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$639
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$665
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$602
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$600
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$593
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$572
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$591
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$590
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$546
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$639
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$569
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$537
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$557
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$589
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$570
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$697
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1643
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$543
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$564
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1645
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$695

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