Miami vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Miami	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3178	$1362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7315	$3000
🏠 One person rent	$2092	$817
🏘️ Family rent	$3715	$1370
🍽️ Food expenses	$767	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4255	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	84	42
😀 Quality of life	92	55
🏙️ Population	442K	331K

The cost of living in Miami is 133% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 118th and 4346th ($3178 vs $1362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th 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 33rd best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 119th and 6280th 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	$27	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2504	$806
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1788	$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4582	$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3236	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	8.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6063	$2429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.73	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.54	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.6	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1514	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25246	$6470

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1273
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1238
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$695
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$883
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1090
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1097
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1009
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1129
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$665
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$739
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$801
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$931
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$791
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$842
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$780
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$661
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$770
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$912
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$729
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$911
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$735
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$682
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$627
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$467
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$710
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$760
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$673
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$915
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$790
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1007
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$698