Bogota vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$2567
🏠 One person rent
$399
$610
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$995
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$477
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
42
😀 Quality of life
60
46
🏙️ Population
7.74M
316K

The cost of living in Bogota is 23% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 6066th and 4577th ($883 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Colombia and El Salvador, respectively. Check Colombia vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 5338th and 6608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$54.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
9.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$1060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$4597

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$724
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$433
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$645
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$530
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$416
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$525
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$511
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$727
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$567
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$597
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$617
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$551
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$639
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$594
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$639
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$507
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$812
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$493
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$867
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$778
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$648
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$649
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$720
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$649
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$552
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$455
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$416
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$593
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$708
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$612
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$646
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$659
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$624
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$633

Cities near San Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1112
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1117
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1093
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$702
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$866
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$915
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1031
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1107
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$900
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$902
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1019
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$630
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$702
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$854
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$829
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$983
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$857
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$805
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$892
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$595
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$627
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$880
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$738
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$713
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$806
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$882
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$614
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$593
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$676
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$458
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$737
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$787
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$548
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$842
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1039
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$699
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$716
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$680