Berlin vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2302
$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5175
$2896
🏠 One person rent
$1280
$731
🏘️ Family rent
$2205
$1288
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$315
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$374
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
41
😀 Quality of life
95
58
🏙️ Population
3.78M
331K

The cost of living in Berlin is 81% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1275th and 4626th ($2302 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Germany and El Salvador, respectively. Check Germany vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 35th and 6148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs San Salvador

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Berlin San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.72
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$952
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2341
$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1711
$1100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$321
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
8.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8913
$2752
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6080
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$9.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.38
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.6
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10963
$5551

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1931
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1921
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1889
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1920
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1870
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1895
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1878
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1816
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1853
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1859
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1846
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1846
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1698
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1857
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1460
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1557
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1493
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1382
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1483
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1490
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1488
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1597
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1502
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1543
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1481
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1464
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1473
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1240
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1467
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1121
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1553
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474

Cities near San Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1237
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1246
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1178
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1221
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$734
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$897
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1470
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1109
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1120
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$1062
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1065
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1168
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$720
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$705
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$823
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$936
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1015
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$815
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$900
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$804
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$668
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$787
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$938
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$737
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$739
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$847
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$934
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$754
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$687
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$626
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$470
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$761
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$796
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$679
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$990
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1054
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$812
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$1007
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$699