Edmonton vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2896
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$731
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	64	41
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	1.01M	331K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 47% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 2524th and 4626th ($1878 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 2nd in Canada and El Salvador, respectively. Check Canada vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 193rd and 6148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs San Salvador

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	Edmonton	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$1100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	8.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$2752
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$9.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$5551

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near San Salvador

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