George Town vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	20	42
😀 Quality of life	78	50
🏙️ Population	41K	316K

The cost of living in George Town is 212% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 11th and 4469th ($3754 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Cayman Islands and El Salvador, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in George Town compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 685th and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$5642

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561

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