Melbourne vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$1291
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$2925
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$734
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	41
😀 Quality of life	100	56
🏙️ Population	5.35M	331K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 97% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 829th and 4553rd ($2543 vs $1291) 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 1.8 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 6244th 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	$15.5	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$590
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$1836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$2.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$39
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$4732

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1261
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1231
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$770
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$905
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1123
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1132
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1130
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1204
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$790
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$678
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$860
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$935
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$854
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$951
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$832
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$791
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$962
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$960
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$759
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$716
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$619
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$503
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$775
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$788
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$665
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$1014
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$817
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1008
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$706