Detroit vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$3000
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$817
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$1370
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	42
😀 Quality of life	88	55
🏙️ Population	639K	331K

The cost of living in Detroit is 57% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1636th and 4346th ($2133 vs $1362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 311th and 6280th 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	$19.9	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$806
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	8.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$2429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$6470

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1273
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1238
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$695
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$883
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1090
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1097
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1009
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1129
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$665
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$739
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$801
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$931
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$791
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$842
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$780
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$661
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$770
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$912
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$729
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$911
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$735
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$682
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$627
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$467
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$710
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$760
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$673
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$915
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$790
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1007
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$698