Hamburg City vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamburg City	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2022	$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5040	$2712
🏠 One person rent	$1032	$631
🏘️ Family rent	$1994	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$244	$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3442	$493
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	84	42
😀 Quality of life	94	51
🏙️ Population	1.89M	316K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 70% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1809th and 4621st ($2022 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Germany and El Salvador, respectively. Check Germany vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 42nd and 6155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs San Salvador

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	Hamburg City	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.7	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1068	$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2256	$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.8	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9009	$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5949	$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.89	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.9	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.8	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.16	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23771	$4693

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1614
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1594
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1579
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1614
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1589
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1485
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1608
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1566
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1581
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1629
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1447
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1549
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1704
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1540
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1649
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1543
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1570
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1554
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1555
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1546
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1546
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1500
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1557
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1547
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1547
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1520
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1627
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1245
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1799
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1584
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1523
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1498
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1364
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1539
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1551
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1388

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