Indianapolis vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2382
$1362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5728
$3000
🏠 One person rent
$1450
$817
🏘️ Family rent
$2501
$1370
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4546
$391
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
70
42
😀 Quality of life
91
55
🏙️ Population
888K
331K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 75% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1089th and 4346th ($2382 vs $1362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th 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 Indianapolis compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Indianapolis ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 186th and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.1
$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.9
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5.78
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1547
$806
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1154
$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2724
$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2077
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
8.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1963
$2429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1551
$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.94
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.29
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1686
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27445
$6470

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2070
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1941
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1753
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2035
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2017
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1984
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1969
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1847
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1971
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1848
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1769
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2097
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1731
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1484
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2031
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1851
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1857
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1559
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1915
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1905
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1993
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1990
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1922
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2025
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1957
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2480
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1899
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1845
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2140
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1925
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1917
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1738
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1980
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1965
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1862
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1850
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1961

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