Memphis vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Memphis	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1917	$1291
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4608	$2925
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$734
🏘️ Family rent	$1707	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3719	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	41
😀 Quality of life	87	56
🏙️ Population	633K	331K

The cost of living in Memphis is 48% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 2305th and 4553rd ($1917 vs $1291) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1739th and 2nd in the United States and El Salvador, respectively. Check the United States vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Memphis ranked 96th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 311th and 6244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs San Salvador

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	Memphis	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$590
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1660	$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1785	$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$1836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.5	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.79	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$39
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$44	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1698	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27334	$4732

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809

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