Jacksonville vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jacksonville	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2364	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5468	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$2461	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3990	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	42
😀 Quality of life	87	50
🏙️ Population	950K	316K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 96% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1022nd and 4469th ($2364 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 935th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Jacksonville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 293rd and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Jacksonville vs San Salvador infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/jacksonville/san-salvador.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Jacksonville vs San Salvador infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/jacksonville/san-salvador" target="_blank">Jacksonville vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Jacksonville vs San Salvador

Prices for goods and services in Jacksonville and San Salvador are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Jacksonville	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2044	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3106	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2417	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.2	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.42	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1306	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11096	$5642

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2336
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897

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