Boston vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Boston | San Salvador | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Boston is 185% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 27th and 4553rd ($3680 vs $1291) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 2nd in the United States and El Salvador, respectively. Check the United States vs El Salvador comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 105th and 6244th among best cities to live in the world.
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| Boston | San Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 4 km or 2.5 mi |  Cambridge | |
| 4.4 km or 2.7 mi | Chelsea | |
| 4.5 km or 2.8 mi | Somerville | |
| 5.6 km or 3.5 mi | Everett | |
| 5.7 km or 3.5 mi | Brookline | |
| 6.9 km or 4.3 mi | Revere | |
| 7.4 km or 4.6 mi | Malden | |
| 7.6 km or 4.7 mi | Medford | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Belmont | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Arlington | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Watertown | |
| 11 km or 6.9 mi | Melrose | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Milton | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Winchester | |
| 12 km or 7.7 mi | Newton | |
| 13 km or 7.8 mi | Saugus | |
| 13 km or 8.1 mi | Quincy | |
| 14 km or 8.6 mi | Stoneham | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Waltham | |
| 15 km or 9.4 mi | Lynn | |
| 15 km or 9.5 mi | Woburn | |
| 16 km or 9.6 mi | Dedham | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Needham | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Lexington | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Wakefield | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Braintree | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Weymouth | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Reading | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Hingham | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Burlington | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Wellesley | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Norwood | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Peabody | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Randolph | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Salem | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Wilmington | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Marblehead | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Canton | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Natick | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Stoughton |
Cities near San Salvador
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.2 km or 3.2 mi |  Mejicanos | |
| 6.1 km or 3.8 mi | Soyapango | |
| 11 km or 6.8 mi | Santa Tecla | |
| 11 km or 7 mi | Apopa | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Santa Ana | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Sonsonate | |
| 75 km or 46 mi | Ahuachapan | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Usulutan | |
| 112 km or 69 mi | San Miguel | |
| 135 km or 84 mi |  Jalapa | |
| 172 km or 107 mi | San Miguel Petapa | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Guatemala City | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Mixco | |
| 187 km or 116 mi |  Comayagua | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Tegucigalpa | |
| 220 km or 137 mi | Villanueva | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Coban | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | San Pedro Sula | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | La Lima | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | Panajachel | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | El Progreso | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Choloma | |
| 253 km or 157 mi |  Chinandega | |
| 266 km or 165 mi | Mazatenango | |
| 273 km or 170 mi | Yoro | |
| 277 km or 172 mi | Puerto Cortes | |
| 281 km or 174 mi | Quetzaltenango | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Momostenango | |
| 287 km or 178 mi | Leon | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Esteli | |
| 347 km or 216 mi | La Ceiba | |
| 352 km or 219 mi | Jinotega | |
| 357 km or 222 mi |  Tapachula | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Managua | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Matagalpa | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Flores | |
| 385 km or 239 mi |  San Ignacio | |
| 387 km or 240 mi | Masaya | |
| 397 km or 247 mi | Belmopan | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Granada |