Fresno vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fresno	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2277	$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5358	$2712
🏠 One person rent	$1457	$631
🏘️ Family rent	$2561	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3885	$493
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	42	42
😀 Quality of life	79	51
🏙️ Population	542K	316K

The cost of living in Fresno is 91% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1183rd and 4621st ($2277 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1044th 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 1.7 months in Fresno compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Fresno ranked 152nd best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 575th and 6155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs San Salvador

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	Fresno	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.07	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2130	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$79.9	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2737	$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2718	$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.6	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.83	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.58	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$979	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30020	$4693

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Cities near Fresno

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Clovis	$2281
23 km or 14 mi	Sanger	$2409
28 km or 18 mi	Selma	$2427
31 km or 19 mi	Madera	$2614
37 km or 23 mi	Reedley	$2424
44 km or 28 mi	Dinuba	$2386
52 km or 32 mi	Hanford	$2412
53 km or 33 mi	Lemoore	$2498
66 km or 41 mi	Visalia	$2079
76 km or 47 mi	Tulare	$2231
79 km or 49 mi	Corcoran	$2443
84 km or 52 mi	Merced	$2151
96 km or 60 mi	Atwater	$2374
99 km or 61 mi	Los Banos	$2758
105 km or 65 mi	Porterville	$2500
123 km or 76 mi	Delano	$2557
124 km or 77 mi	Turlock	$2570
138 km or 86 mi	Ceres	$2401
138 km or 86 mi	Wasco	$2557
142 km or 88 mi	Patterson	$2735
143 km or 89 mi	Soledad	$2852
143 km or 89 mi	Hollister	$2963
144 km or 89 mi	Sonora	$2706
145 km or 90 mi	Modesto	$2312
145 km or 90 mi	Oakdale	$2532
147 km or 91 mi	Riverbank	$2428
150 km or 93 mi	Paso Robles	$2187
161 km or 100 mi	Gilroy	$3118
165 km or 102 mi	Atascadero	$2016
166 km or 103 mi	Salinas	$2897
168 km or 104 mi	Bakersfield	$2271
170 km or 106 mi	Manteca	$2561
170 km or 106 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
175 km or 109 mi	Lathrop	$2557
176 km or 109 mi	Watsonville	$3527
179 km or 112 mi	Marina	$2970
180 km or 112 mi	Tracy	$2250
184 km or 114 mi	Seaside	$2839
185 km or 115 mi	San Luis Obispo	$2868
188 km or 117 mi	Stockton	$2194

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