Buenos Aires vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2567
🏠 One person rent
$365
$610
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$995
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$477
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
79
42
😀 Quality of life
71
46
🏙️ Population
3.12M
316K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 31% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 6407th and 4577th ($791 vs $1147) 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 0.5 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 2311th and 6608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$54.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
9.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$1645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$1060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$4597

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

Cities near San Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1112
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1117
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1093
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$702
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$866
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$915
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1031
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1107
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$900
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$902
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1019
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$630
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$702
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$854
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$829
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$983
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$857
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$805
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$892
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$595
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$627
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$880
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$738
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$713
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$806
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$882
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$614
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$593
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$676
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$458
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$737
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$787
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$548
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$842
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1039
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$699
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$716
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$680