Cologne vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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

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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