Cali vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2712
🏠 One person rent
$287
$631
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
42
😀 Quality of life
51
51
🏙️ Population
2.47M
316K

The cost of living in Cali is 39% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 6748th and 4621st ($733 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 3rd in Colombia and El Salvador, respectively. Check Colombia vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 6170th and 6155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cali San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.68
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.84
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$345
$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.72%
10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6178
$4693

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$652
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$718
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$477
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$462
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$520
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$541
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$619
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$562
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$641
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$501
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$483
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$653
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$398
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$488
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$641
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$748
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$868
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$544
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$504
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$871
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$873
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$475
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$681
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$789
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$528
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$526
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$618
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$902
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$851
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$523
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$687
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$592
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$634
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$584
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$642
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$574
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$651
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$620

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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