Louisville vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Louisville	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4500	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$1051	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$1950	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3986	$418
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	60	42
😀 Quality of life	87	50
🏙️ Population	246K	316K

The cost of living in Louisville is 51% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 2336th and 4469th ($1821 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1917th 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 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Louisville ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 299th and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs San Salvador

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	Louisville	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1023	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$833	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1823	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1673	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.5	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3405	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.3	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.13	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.52	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1240	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13378	$5642

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1863
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1903
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1865
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1874
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1875
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1862
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1845
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2147
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1940
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2145
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1779
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2001
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1636
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1848
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2490
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2010
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1914
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2100
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1895
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1839
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1432
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1847
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1953
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1880
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2189
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1853
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2023
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1427
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1834
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1974

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