Miami vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Miami	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3075	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7229	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$2042	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$3813	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3944	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	85	42
😀 Quality of life	90	50
🏙️ Population	442K	316K

The cost of living in Miami is 155% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 119th and 4469th ($3075 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 107th and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Miami compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Miami ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 140th and 6219th 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	$23.6	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.6	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.68	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3298	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6403	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3960	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.89	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.46	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.79	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.4	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.2	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1399	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23889	$5642

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882

Cities near San Salvador

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