Detroit vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$418
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	42
😀 Quality of life	86	50
🏙️ Population	639K	316K

The cost of living in Detroit is 71% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1678th and 4469th ($2064 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 315th and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs San Salvador

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	Detroit	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$5642

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1182
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1160
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$698
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$884
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1083
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1088
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$936
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$653
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$753
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$897
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$916
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$897
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$819
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$903
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$719
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$886
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$755
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$881
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$632
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$598
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$455
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$632
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$738
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$624
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$878
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$710
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$973
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$701