Colorado Springs vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Colorado Springs	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2334	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5550	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$1429	$610
🏘️ Family rent	$2445	$995
🍽️ Food expenses	$668	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.1	$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4228	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	62	42
😀 Quality of life	85	46
🏙️ Population	479K	316K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 104% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 986th and 4577th ($2334 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 890th 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 1.8 months in Colorado Springs compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Colorado Springs ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 287th and 6608th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Colorado Springs	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.8	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.02	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$6.63	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2369	$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2156	$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$54.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.3	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	9.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2327	$1645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2329	$1060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.9	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.56	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.7	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.1	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1661	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24294	$4597

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2269
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2287
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2355
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2411
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2374
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2282
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2387
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2321
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2334
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2494
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2438
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2771
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2476
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2467
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2324
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2456
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2463
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2501
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2501
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2395
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2443
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2478
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2659
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$1912
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2502
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2183
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1801
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1852
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2312
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$1916
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2013
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$2226
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1707
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2112
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1699
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$2013
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1778
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2165
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2227

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