Los Angeles vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$3000
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$817
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$1370
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$391
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	42
😀 Quality of life	94	55
🏙️ Population	3.9M	331K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 147% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 65th and 4346th ($3361 vs $1362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 74th and 6280th 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	$22.6	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$806
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	8.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$2429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$6470

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1273
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1238
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$695
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$883
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1090
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1097
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1009
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1129
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$665
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$739
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$801
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$931
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$791
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$842
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$780
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$661
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$770
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$912
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$729
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$911
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$735
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$682
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$627
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$467
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$710
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$760
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$673
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$915
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$790
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1007
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$698