Chicago vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$2567
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$610
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$995
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$477
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
42
😀 Quality of life
96
46
🏙️ Population
2.75M
316K

The cost of living in Chicago is 128% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 505th and 4577th ($2613 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 16th and 6608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$54.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
9.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$1645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$4597

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

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