Calgary vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$2896
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$731
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$1288
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$374
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
53
41
😀 Quality of life
90
58
🏙️ Population
1.31M
331K

The cost of living in Calgary is 66% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1716th and 4626th ($2118 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 2nd in Canada and El Salvador, respectively. Check Canada vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 209th and 6148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs San Salvador

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Calgary San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$1100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
8.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$2752
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$6.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$5551

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106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1237
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1246
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1178
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1221
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$734
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$897
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1470
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1109
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1120
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$1062
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1065
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1168
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$720
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$705
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$823
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$936
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1015
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$815
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$900
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$804
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$668
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$787
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$938
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$737
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$739
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$847
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$934
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$754
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$687
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$626
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$470
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$761
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$796
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$679
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$990
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1054
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$812
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$1007
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$699