Mexico City vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mexico City	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3248	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$663	$610
🏘️ Family rent	$1322	$995
🍽️ Food expenses	$407	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$819	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	42
😀 Quality of life	66	46
🏙️ Population	9.21M	316K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 12% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 4206th and 4577th ($1288 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.6 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 4184th and 6608th 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	$10.1	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.87	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1792	$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$54.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.7	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.98%	9.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3145	$1645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2277	$1060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.34	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10204	$4597

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$905
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$887
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$828
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1009
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$904
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$874
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$924
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$816
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$861
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$910
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$875
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$781
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$767
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$804
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$927
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$826
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$915
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1066
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$853
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$851
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$996
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$810
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$596
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$765
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$774
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$833
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$812
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$779
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$662
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$853
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$707
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$763
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$881

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1117
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1093
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$702
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$866
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1031
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1107
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$900
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1019
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$630
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$702
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$854
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$829
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$805
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$892
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$595
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$627
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$880
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$738
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$806
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$882
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$614
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$593
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$676
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$458
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$737
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$787
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$548
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$842
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1039
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$699
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$716
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$680