Melbourne vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2496
$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6197
$2896
🏠 One person rent
$1388
$731
🏘️ Family rent
$2468
$1288
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$346
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$374
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
41
😀 Quality of life
100
58
🏙️ Population
5.35M
331K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 96% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 893rd and 4626th ($2496 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Australia and El Salvador, respectively. Check Australia vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 1st and 6148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs San Salvador

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Melbourne San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.06
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.04
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1549
$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1138
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$1100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
8.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7481
$2752
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6465
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.92
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$9.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$6.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.3
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2232
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26129
$5551

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172

Cities near San Salvador

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