Mesa vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mesa	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2293	$1291
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5392	$2925
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$734
🏘️ Family rent	$2389	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$688	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	68	41
😀 Quality of life	88	56
🏙️ Population	504K	331K

The cost of living in Mesa is 78% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1311th and 4553rd ($2293 vs $1291) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1104th 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 1.8 months in Mesa compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Mesa ranked 93rd best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 304th and 6244th 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	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.93	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1336	$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1077	$590
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2471	$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1979	$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.1	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2959	$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3476	$1836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.64	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$2.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.98	$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.23	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$39
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.1	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1190	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15526	$4732

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2378
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2463
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2367
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2423
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1974
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2366
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2243
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2343
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2296
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2346
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2454
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2318
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2321
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1933
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2153
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$771
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2818
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1767
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1865
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1924
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$876
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1835
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2817
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$994

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