Hamilton vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$1291
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$2925
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$734
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	73	41
😀 Quality of life	88	56
🏙️ Population	569K	331K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 55% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 2004th and 4553rd ($2006 vs $1291) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 2nd in Canada and El Salvador, respectively. Check Canada vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 265th and 6244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs San Salvador

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	Hamilton	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$590
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$1836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$39
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$4732

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2318
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1832
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2049
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2308
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2017
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2102
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2109
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1936
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1848
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2415
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2233
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1892
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2078
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2172
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1706
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2303
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2124
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2081
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2181
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1863
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2125
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2123
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1581
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1930
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1802
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1449
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1910
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1939
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1757

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1261
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1231
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$770
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$905
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1123
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1132
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1130
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1204
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$790
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$678
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$860
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$935
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$854
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$951
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$832
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$791
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$962
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$960
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$759
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$716
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$619
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$503
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$775
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$788
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$665
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$1014
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$817
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1008
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$706