El Paso vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$980	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	35	42
😀 Quality of life	79	50
🏙️ Population	679K	316K

The cost of living in El Paso is 51% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 2363rd and 4469th ($1813 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st 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 El Paso compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 633rd and 6219th 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	$18.9	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$5642

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353

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