Guadalajara vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$1362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2706
$3000
🏠 One person rent
$529
$817
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$1370
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$739
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
49
42
😀 Quality of life
63
55
🏙️ Population
1.46M
331K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 18% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 4902nd and 4346th ($1120 vs $1362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 2nd in Mexico and El Salvador, respectively. Check Mexico vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 5577th and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guadalajara San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$806
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1245
$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$757
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.8
$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.86%
8.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2697
$2429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.26
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10889
$6470

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$1296
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$861
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$901
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$860
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$1108
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$753
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$896
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$894
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$615
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$846
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$873
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$1491
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$803
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$941
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$1184
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$872
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$981
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$943
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$1262
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$1273
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$1182
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$1238
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$695
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$883
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$1436
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$1090
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$1097
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$1009
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$1129
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$665
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$836
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$801
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$931
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$989
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$791
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$842
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$780
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$661
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$770
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$912
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$729
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$719
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$847
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$911
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$735
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$682
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$467
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$760
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$790
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