Brisbane vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	42
😀 Quality of life	97	50
🏙️ Population	2.71M	316K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 67% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1792nd and 4469th ($2016 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Australia and El Salvador, respectively. Check Australia vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 7th and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs San Salvador

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	Brisbane	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$5642

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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