Mexico City vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$1362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$3000
🏠 One person rent
$721
$817
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$1370
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
42
😀 Quality of life
72
55
🏙️ Population
9.21M
331K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 2% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 4418th and 4346th ($1331 vs $1362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Mexico and El Salvador, respectively. Check Mexico vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 3317th and 6280th 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
$12
$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$806
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
8.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$2429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$6470

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030

Cities near San Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1262
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1273
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1182
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1238
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$695
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$883
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1436
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1090
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1097
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$1009
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1018
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1129
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$665
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$739
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$836
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$801
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$931
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$989
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$791
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$842
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$780
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$661
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$770
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$912
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$729
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$719
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$847
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$911
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$735
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$682
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$627
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$467
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$710
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$760
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$673
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$915
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1053
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$790
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$1007
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$698