Columbus vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$2896
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$731
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$1288
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$374
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
41
😀 Quality of life
92
58
🏙️ Population
906K
331K

The cost of living in Columbus is 67% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1686th and 4626th ($2127 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 Columbus compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 96th and 6148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs San Salvador

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Columbus San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$1100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
8.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$2752
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$9.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$6.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$5551

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8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1237
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1246
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1178
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1221
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$734
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$897
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1470
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1109
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1120
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$1062
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1065
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1168
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$720
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$705
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$823
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$936
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1015
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$815
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$900
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$804
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$668
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$787
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$938
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$737
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$739
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$847
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$934
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$754
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$687
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$626
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$470
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$761
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$796
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$679
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$990
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1054
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$812
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$1007
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$699