Medellin vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$2567
🏠 One person rent
$387
$610
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$995
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$477
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
42
😀 Quality of life
54
46
🏙️ Population
2.53M
316K

The cost of living in Medellin is 24% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 6140th and 4577th ($867 vs $1147) 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 0.4 months in San Salvador. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 5994th and 6608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$54.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
9.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$1645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$1060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$4597

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617

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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