Buenos Aires vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$2712
🏠 One person rent
$402
$631
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$493
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
79
42
😀 Quality of life
72
51
🏙️ Population
3.12M
316K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 24% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 6099th and 4621st ($909 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Argentina and El Salvador, respectively. Check Argentina vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 1789th and 6155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$4693

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1161
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1173
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1202
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1145
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$709
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$882
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1455
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1088
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1081
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$904
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$900
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1005
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$639
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$715
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$829
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$866
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$912
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1038
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$870
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$791
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$883
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$599
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$638
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$870
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$734
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$720
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$777
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$872
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$639
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$593
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$650
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$457
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$646
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$774
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$550
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$859
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1090
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$712
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$729
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$697