Medellin vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$2896
🏠 One person rent
$514
$731
🏘️ Family rent
$888
$1288
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$374
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
41
😀 Quality of life
63
58
🏙️ Population
2.53M
331K

The cost of living in Medellin is 16% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 5161st and 4626th ($1071 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 5624th and 6148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs San Salvador

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Medellin San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.31
$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$1100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
8.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$2752
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1334
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$9.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$6.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$5551

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8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$915
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$717
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$757
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$789
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$738
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$709
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$719
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$777
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$813
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$547
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$919
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$764
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1062
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$537
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$667
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$703
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1019
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$754
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$614
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$825
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$746
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$575
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$829
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$732
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$572
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$707
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$750
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$592
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$646
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$673
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$606
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$685

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1237
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1246
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1178
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1221
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$734
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$897
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1470
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1109
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1120
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$1062
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1065
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1168
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$720
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$705
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$823
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$936
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1015
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$815
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$900
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$804
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$668
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$787
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$938
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$737
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$739
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$847
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$934
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$754
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$687
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$626
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$470
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$761
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$796
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$679
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$990
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1054
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$812
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$1007
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$699