Kingstown vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingstown	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1000	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2468	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$370	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$615	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	4	42
😀 Quality of life	26	50
🏙️ Population	13.9K	316K

The cost of living in Kingstown is 17% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 5500th and 4469th ($1000 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Vincent and El Salvador, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingstown compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Kingstown ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Vincent vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 8510th and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingstown vs San Salvador

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	Kingstown	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.79	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$600	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$601	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.2	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.87	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.64	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.79	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7119	$5642

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789

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