Miami vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Miami	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3103	$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7450	$2712
🏠 One person rent	$2075	$631
🏘️ Family rent	$4080	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$704	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4410	$493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	85	42
😀 Quality of life	91	51
🏙️ Population	442K	316K

The cost of living in Miami is 160% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 103rd and 4621st ($3103 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th and 3rd in the United States and El Salvador, respectively. Check the United States vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Miami compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Miami ranked 18th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 109th and 6155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs San Salvador

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	Miami	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.8	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.5	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.26	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.09	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2446	$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1765	$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4939	$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3570	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.8	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6519	$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4021	$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.61	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.55	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$152	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25328	$4693

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2562
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2647
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2717
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2808
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2724
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3058
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2691
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2623
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2573
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2608
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2538
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3991
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2424
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2359
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2484
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2860

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