Kingston vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1378
$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3571
$2687
🏠 One person rent
$664
$656
🏘️ Family rent
$1546
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$763
$418
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
41
42
😀 Quality of life
54
50
🏙️ Population
580K
316K

The cost of living in Kingston is 14% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 3941st and 4469th ($1378 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jamaica and El Salvador, respectively. Check Jamaica vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 5942nd and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs San Salvador

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Kingston San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.64
$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.29
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$816
$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1923
$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2836
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.08
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.6
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.87
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.6
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$5642

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1197
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$787
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1063
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$870
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1170
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$877
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1000
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1014
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1124
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1415
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2123
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1272
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2763
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1561
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1266
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1561
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1830
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$506
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$507
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1531
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1395
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$508
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$521
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$527
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$542
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1258
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$520
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$521
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1259
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3754
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1211
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$511
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$505
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1101
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1058
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$645
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$715
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$865
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$707

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