Colorado Springs vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Colorado Springs	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2213	$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4971	$2712
🏠 One person rent	$1394	$631
🏘️ Family rent	$2096	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4161	$493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	62	42
😀 Quality of life	85	51
🏙️ Population	479K	316K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 86% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1343rd and 4621st ($2213 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1178th and 3rd 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 1.9 months in Colorado Springs compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 341st and 6155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs San Salvador

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	Colorado Springs	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.7	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1384	$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1152	$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2184	$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1753	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.5	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2336	$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2322	$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.5	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.5	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.3	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1664	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24475	$4693

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2220
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2288
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2498
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2489
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2295
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2359
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2691
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2478
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2699
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2514
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2562
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2336
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2605
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2756
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2800
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2988
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2547
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2681
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2552
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2579
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$1983
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2551
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1860
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2398
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2176
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1937
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1701
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$3686
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1700
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1861
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1765
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2111

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