Long Beach vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Long Beach	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2683	$1291
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6239	$2925
🏠 One person rent	$1744	$734
🏘️ Family rent	$3093	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4372	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	41
😀 Quality of life	78	56
🏙️ Population	467K	331K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 108% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 604th and 4553rd ($2683 vs $1291) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd 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 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Long Beach ranked 279th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 958th and 6244th 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	$19.1	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.8	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.82	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$590
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2788	$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7147	$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6897	$1836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$2.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.51	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.94	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$39
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19617	$4732

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164

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