Guayaquil vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$1362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2484
$3000
🏠 One person rent
$452
$817
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$1370
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$391
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
42
😀 Quality of life
56
55
🏙️ Population
2.65M
331K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 26% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 5530th and 4346th ($1006 vs $1362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ecuador and El Salvador, respectively. Check Ecuador vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 6218th and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guayaquil San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$806
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
8.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$2429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1673
$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6540
$6470

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$869
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$745
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$841
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$728
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$712
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$587
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$780
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$649
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$776
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$509
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$859
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$582
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$542
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$601
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$598
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$656
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$882
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$704
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$596
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$585
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$648
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$638
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$606
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$609
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$604
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$622
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$608
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$598
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$667
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$589
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$607
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$572
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$489
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$730
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$759
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$782
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$693
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$748
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$565
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$531

Cities near San Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1262
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1273
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1182
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1238
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$695
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$883
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1436
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1090
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1097
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$1009
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1018
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1129
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$665
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$739
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$836
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$801
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$931
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$989
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$791
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$842
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$780
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$661
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$770
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$912
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$729
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$719
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$847
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$911
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$735
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$682
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$627
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$467
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$710
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$760
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$673
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$915
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1053
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$790
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$1007
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$698