Guayaquil vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$910
$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2330
$2712
🏠 One person rent
$375
$631
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
47
42
😀 Quality of life
58
51
🏙️ Population
2.65M
316K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 24% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 6095th and 4621st ($910 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.4 months in San Salvador. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 5554th and 6155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guayaquil San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.82
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.29%
10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1872
$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.35
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.77
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.55
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.76
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.4
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$269
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6982
$4693

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$808
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$722
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$827
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$761
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$813
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$594
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$770
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$651
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$760
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$545
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$870
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$454
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$574
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$617
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$592
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$495
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$902
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$504
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$498
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$528
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$564
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$509
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$618
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$517
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$504
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$544
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$488
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$523
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$515
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$500
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$549
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$462
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$398
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$699
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$733
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$718
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$652
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$679
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$520
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$496

Cities near San Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1161
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1173
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1202
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1145
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$709
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$882
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1455
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1088
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1081
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$904
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$900
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1005
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$639
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$715
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$829
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$866
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$912
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1038
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$870
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$791
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$883
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$599
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$638
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$870
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$734
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$720
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$777
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$872
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$639
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$593
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$650
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$457
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$646
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$774
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$550
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$859
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1090
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$712
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$729
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$697