Cost of Living in Santa Ana, El Salvador

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$709
$1833
🛋️ Without rent
$467
$1394
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$242
$439
🍽️ Food
$292
$770
🚐 Transport
$82.7
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$524
😀 Quality of life
33
🏙️ Population
245K

The average cost of living in Santa Ana is $709, which is in the top 26% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 6868th out of 9294 in our global list and 10th out of 10 in El Salvador.

The median after-tax salary is $524, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months. Ranked 7691st (TOP 83%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 7th best city to live in El Salvador. With an estimated population of 245K, Santa Ana is the 2nd largest city in El Salvador.

✈️ Closest airport 55 km Ilopango International Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 17.2 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 11528 Catholic University of El Salvador
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Prices in Santa Ana

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
 Cappuccino
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2616
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$74
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4663

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