London vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$1291
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$2925
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$734
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	41
😀 Quality of life	97	56
🏙️ Population	8.8M	331K

The cost of living in London is 184% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 28th and 4553rd ($3662 vs $1291) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United Kingdom and El Salvador, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 4th and 6244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs San Salvador

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	London	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$590
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$1836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$39
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$4732

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1261
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1231
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$770
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$905
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1123
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1132
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1130
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1204
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$790
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$678
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$860
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$935
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$854
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$951
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$832
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$791
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$962
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$960
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$759
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$716
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$619
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$503
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$775
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$788
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$665
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$1014
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$817
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1008
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$706