Hamburg City vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamburg City	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2172	$1362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5195	$3000
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$817
🏘️ Family rent	$1961	$1370
🍽️ Food expenses	$611	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$270	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3668	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	84	42
😀 Quality of life	95	55
🏙️ Population	1.91M	331K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 59% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1536th and 4346th ($2172 vs $1362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd 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 0.3 months in San Salvador. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 41st and 6280th 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	$20.9	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.1	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$806
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2245	$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1554	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	8.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9266	$2429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6228	$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.19	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.7	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.6	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27074	$6470

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1624
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1605
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1602
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1649
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1559
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1611
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1558
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1635
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1588
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1610
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1666
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1537
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1566
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1743
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1601
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1572
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1585
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1640
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1589
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1527
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1678
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1488
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1589
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1579
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1527
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1543
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1796
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1785
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1515
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1536
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1564
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1421
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1591
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1623
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1429

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