Calgary vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$418
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	42
😀 Quality of life	90	50
🏙️ Population	1.31M	316K

The cost of living in Calgary is 72% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1646th and 4469th ($2077 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 8th best city to live in Canada vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 153rd and 6219th 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	$15.2	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$5642

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

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