El Paso vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	El Paso	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1775	$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4161	$2712
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$631
🏘️ Family rent	$1821	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3710	$493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	35	42
😀 Quality of life	80	51
🏙️ Population	679K	316K

The cost of living in El Paso is 49% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 2613th and 4621st ($1775 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1951st and 3rd 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 2.1 months in El Paso compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. El Paso ranked 134th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 532nd and 6155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs San Salvador

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	El Paso	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.9	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$945	$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$749	$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1654	$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1491	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1755	$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.4	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.64	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.58	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.98	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.01	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.6	$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$671	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7468	$4693

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1834
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1636
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1805
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1847
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1834
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$854
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2111
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$803
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2230
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$792
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1682
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1954
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$1986
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1629
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$786
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2052
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2618
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2176
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1715
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2003
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2324
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$854
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2398
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2372
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2414
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1173
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1145
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$709
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$882
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1088
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1081
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$904
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1005
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$639
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$715
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$866
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$912
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$870
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$791
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$883
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$599
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$870
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$734
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$777
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$872
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$639
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$593
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$650
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$457
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$646
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$774
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$550
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$859
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$712
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$729
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$697