Mexico City vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$2712
🏠 One person rent
$611
$631
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
42
😀 Quality of life
68
51
🏙️ Population
9.21M
316K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 0.2% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 4630th and 4621st ($1190 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Mexico and El Salvador, respectively. Check Mexico vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 3360th and 6155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs San Salvador

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Mexico City San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$4693

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709

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