Cologne vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cologne	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1851	$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4479	$2712
🏠 One person rent	$1019	$631
🏘️ Family rent	$1819	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3275	$493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	42
😀 Quality of life	97	51
🏙️ Population	1.08M	316K

The cost of living in Cologne is 55% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 2308th and 4621st ($1851 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 3rd in Germany and El Salvador, respectively. Check Germany vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 16th and 6155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs San Salvador

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	Cologne	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1023	$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2061	$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4%	10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6540	$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5856	$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.56	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.37	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.82	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$822	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16860	$4693

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1593
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1620
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1563
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1586
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1580
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1606
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1566
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1582
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1572
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1530
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1594
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1765
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1578
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1652
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1564
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1558
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1531
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1415
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1571
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1453
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1550
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1566
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1527
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1548
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1542
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1861

Cities near San Salvador

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