Mexico City vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1475
$1291
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3516
$2925
🏠 One person rent
$792
$734
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$1288
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1122
$378
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
41
😀 Quality of life
73
56
🏙️ Population
9.21M
331K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 14% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 4074th and 4553rd ($1475 vs $1291) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.8 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 2482nd and 6244th 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
$11.6
$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.18
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1061
$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$590
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1139
$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3972
$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$1836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.59
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$39
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$492
$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13182
$4732

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005

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