Los Angeles vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$610
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$995
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$477
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	42
😀 Quality of life	94	46
🏙️ Population	3.9M	316K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 176% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 72nd and 4577th ($3165 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 34th and 6608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs San Salvador

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	Los Angeles	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$54.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	9.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$1645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$1060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$4597

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1117
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1093
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$702
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$866
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1031
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1107
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$900
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1019
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$630
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$702
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$854
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$829
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$805
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$892
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$595
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$627
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$880
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$738
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$806
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$882
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$614
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$593
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$676
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$458
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$737
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$787
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$548
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$842
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1039
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$699
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$716
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$680