Georgetown vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Georgetown	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$1291
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3187	$2925
🏠 One person rent	$551	$734
🏘️ Family rent	$937	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.1	$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1110	$378
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	25	41
😀 Quality of life	60	56
🏙️ Population	235K	331K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 6% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 4725th and 4553rd ($1212 vs $1291) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Guyana and El Salvador, respectively. Check Guyana vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Georgetown compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 5871st and 6244th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Georgetown	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.3	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.59	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$690	$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$379	$590
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3593	$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1573	$1836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.11	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$39
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.32	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1019	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18825	$4732

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1236
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$914
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$793
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$772
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$744
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1039
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1138
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1966
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$830
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1941
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1083
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1083
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$707
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$752
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1453
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$685
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$650
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$680
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$613
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$645
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1005
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$873
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$773
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$853
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1178
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1261
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1231
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$770
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$905
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1123
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1132
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1130
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1204
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$790
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$678
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$860
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$935
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$854
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$951
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$832
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$791
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$962
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$960
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$759
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$716
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$619
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$503
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$775
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$788
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$665
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$1014
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$817
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1008
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$706