Jacksonville vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$3000
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$817
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$1370
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	42
😀 Quality of life	89	55
🏙️ Population	950K	331K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 63% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1415th and 4346th ($2222 vs $1362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Jacksonville ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 278th and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs San Salvador

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	Jacksonville	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$806
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	8.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$2429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$6470

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806

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