Charlotte vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2423
$1362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5566
$3000
🏠 One person rent
$1475
$817
🏘️ Family rent
$2428
$1370
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4235
$391
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
68
42
😀 Quality of life
90
55
🏙️ Population
875K
331K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 78% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 986th and 4346th ($2423 vs $1362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th and 2nd in the United States and El Salvador, respectively. Check the United States vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Charlotte compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Charlotte ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 234th and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.28
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1574
$806
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
8.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3607
$2429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.4
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1305
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24711
$6470

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$2102
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1960
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2107
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2019
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2160
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1988
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2212
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2094
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2075
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1878
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2167
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2070
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2156
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1923
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2124
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2079
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1993
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2152
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2305
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2065
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1853
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2418
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1970
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2529
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1980
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1929
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2166
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2737
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2166
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2312
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2319
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2154
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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1262
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1273
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1182
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1238
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$695
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$883
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1436
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1090
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1097
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$1009
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1018
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1129
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$665
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$739
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$836
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$801
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$931
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$989
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$791
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$842
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$780
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$661
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$770
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$912
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$729
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$719
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$847
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$911
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$735
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$682
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$627
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$467
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$710
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$760
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$673
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$915
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1053
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$790
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$1007
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$698