Cologne vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$2567
🏠 One person rent
$967
$610
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$995
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$477
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
42
😀 Quality of life
96
46
🏙️ Population
1.07M
316K

The cost of living in Cologne is 53% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 2484th and 4577th ($1752 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 12th and 6608th 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
$12.9
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$54.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
9.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$1645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$4597

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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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