Indianapolis vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2187
$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5233
$2712
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$631
🏘️ Family rent
$2114
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4970
$493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
71
42
😀 Quality of life
90
51
🏙️ Population
888K
316K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 83% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1397th and 4621st ($2187 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 3rd 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 159th and 6155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.74
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1980
$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.51
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1865
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27094
$4693

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$1999
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1927
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1745
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$1963
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1954
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1975
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1929
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1905
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1694
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1900
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2092
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1612
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1448
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1894
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1793
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1980
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1822
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1560
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1837
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1814
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1877
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1896
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1436
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1921
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1912
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1824
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2464
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1852
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1840
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2124
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1896
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1735
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1894
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1860
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1845
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1856
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1828

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