Brisbane vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1291
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$2925
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$734
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	41
😀 Quality of life	97	56
🏙️ Population	2.71M	331K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 80% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1241st and 4553rd ($2323 vs $1291) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 3rd best city to live in Australia vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 3rd and 6244th 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	$15.8	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$590
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$1836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$2.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$39
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$4732

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1261
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1231
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$770
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$905
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1123
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1132
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1130
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1204
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$790
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$678
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$860
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$935
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$854
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$951
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$832
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$791
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$962
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$960
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$759
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$716
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$619
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$503
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$775
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$788
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$665
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$1014
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$817
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1008
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$706