Mexico City vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1160
$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2923
$2687
🏠 One person rent
$603
$656
🏘️ Family rent
$1214
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.2
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$709
$418
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
42
😀 Quality of life
67
50
🏙️ Population
9.21M
316K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 4% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 4604th and 4469th ($1160 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.3 months in San Salvador. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 3470th and 6219th 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
$11.1
$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.5
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$846
$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$998
$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.34%
9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2952
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.96
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.6
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9034
$5642

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$800
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$741
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$849
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$770
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$742
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$747
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$820
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$761
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$696
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$745
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$752
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$858
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$632
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$825
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$981
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$788
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$821
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$983
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$770
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$608
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$485
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$638
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$635
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$717
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$693
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$724
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$725
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$700
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$574
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1139
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$634
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$667
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$804

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1175
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1182
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1194
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1160
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$698
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$884
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1449
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1083
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1088
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$936
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$941
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1070
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$653
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$753
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$897
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$916
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1047
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$897
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$819
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$903
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$719
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$638
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$886
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$755
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$788
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$784
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$881
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$632
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$598
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$626
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$455
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$632
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$738
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$624
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$878
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1034
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$710
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$973
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$701