Long Beach vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Long Beach	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2681	$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6051	$2712
🏠 One person rent	$1825	$631
🏘️ Family rent	$3146	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4933	$493
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	42
😀 Quality of life	77	51
🏙️ Population	467K	316K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 125% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 464th and 4621st ($2681 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th and 3rd 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 Long Beach compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 769th and 6155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs San Salvador

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	Long Beach	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.81	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.45	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1953	$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1605	$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.5	$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7038	$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.65	$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1485	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21877	$4693

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1173
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1145
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$709
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$882
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1088
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1081
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$904
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1005
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$639
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$715
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$866
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$912
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$870
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$791
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$883
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$599
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$870
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$734
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$777
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$872
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$639
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$593
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$650
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$457
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$646
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$774
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$550
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$859
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$712
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$729
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$697