Houston vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$418
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	42
😀 Quality of life	91	50
🏙️ Population	2.3M	316K

The cost of living in Houston is 88% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1229th and 4469th ($2265 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 2nd in the United States and El Salvador, respectively. Check the United States vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 97th and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs San Salvador

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	Houston	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$5642

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1182
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1160
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$698
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$884
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1083
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1088
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$936
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$653
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$753
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$897
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$916
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$897
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$819
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$903
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$719
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$886
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$755
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$881
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$632
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$598
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$455
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$632
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$738
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$624
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$878
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$710
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$973
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$701