Mesa vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mesa	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5566	$2712
🏠 One person rent	$1501	$631
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$669	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4509	$493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	67	42
😀 Quality of life	74	51
🏙️ Population	504K	316K

The cost of living in Mesa is 103% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 891st and 4621st ($2416 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 3rd 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 Mesa compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Mesa ranked 362nd best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 1361st and 6155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs San Salvador

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	Mesa	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.33	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1562	$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2498	$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2329	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.4	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2902	$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2944	$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.91	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.58	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.9	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$108	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.7	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1120	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10345	$4693

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2372
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2430
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2414
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2369
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1989
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2201
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2291
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2518
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2446
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2287
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2339
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2324
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2422
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2052
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2484
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1954
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$1986
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$786
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2638
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1792
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1886
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1928
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$758
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1842
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2643
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$955

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1173
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1145
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$709
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$882
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1088
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1081
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$904
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1005
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$639
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$715
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$866
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$912
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$870
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$791
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$883
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$599
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$870
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$734
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$777
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$872
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$639
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$593
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$650
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$457
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$646
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$774
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$550
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$859
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$712
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$729
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$697