Los Angeles vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	42
😀 Quality of life	93	50
🏙️ Population	3.9M	316K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 165% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 80th and 4469th ($3196 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 58th and 6219th 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	$21.7	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$5642

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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