Long Beach vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Long Beach	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2764	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6355	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$1831	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$3177	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4536	$418
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	42
😀 Quality of life	76	50
🏙️ Population	467K	316K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 129% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 379th and 4469th ($2764 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 339th 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 231st best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 949th and 6219th 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	$16.2	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2014	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1593	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2898	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7095	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7019	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.5	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.58	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1510	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27134	$5642

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683

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