Medellin vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1030
$1362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2487
$3000
🏠 One person rent
$494
$817
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$1370
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
42
😀 Quality of life
60
55
🏙️ Population
2.53M
331K

The cost of living in Medellin is 24% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 5342nd and 4346th ($1030 vs $1362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Colombia and El Salvador, respectively. Check Colombia vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 5890th and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.21
$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$806
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$987
$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.1%
8.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2220
$2429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6383
$6470

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677

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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