Buenos Aires vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$2687
🏠 One person rent
$470
$656
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$418
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
79
42
😀 Quality of life
74
50
🏙️ Population
3.12M
316K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 6% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 4694th and 4469th ($1130 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Argentina and El Salvador, respectively. Check Argentina vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 1194th and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$5642

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899

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