Georgetown vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Georgetown San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3388
$2687
🏠 One person rent
$423
$656
🏘️ Family rent
$1181
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$480
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.5
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$418
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
24
42
😀 Quality of life
47
50
🏙️ Population
235K
316K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 12% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 5085th and 4469th ($1062 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.5 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 6400th and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Georgetown San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.42
$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.51%
9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3867
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1730
$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.4
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.1
$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.42
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.7
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$883
$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$5642

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$1031
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$1033
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$856
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$881
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$1247
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$789
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$777
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$560
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$890
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$953
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1064
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1178
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1084
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1193
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$880
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1645
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$890
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1643
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1062
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1070
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$737
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$746
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1353
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1418
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$674
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$639
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$716
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$684
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$695
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$1000
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$1007
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$791
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$858
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$837
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1197
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$804
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1161
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$782
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1568
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$847

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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