Milan vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milan	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2022	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5010	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$1119	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$2148	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2069	$418
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	98	42
😀 Quality of life	86	50
🏙️ Population	1.35M	316K

The cost of living in Milan is 68% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1772nd and 4469th ($2022 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Italy and El Salvador, respectively. Check Italy vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Milan compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 341st and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs San Salvador

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	Milan	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.55	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2706	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1745	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.37%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4766	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.8	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.23	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.9	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$790	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14604	$5642

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Cities near Milan

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Buccinasco	$1576
15 km or 9.1 mi	Monza	$1586
20 km or 13 mi	Seregno	$1503
21 km or 13 mi	Saronno	$1592
29 km or 18 mi	Lodi	$1228
30 km or 19 mi	Cantu	$1506
30 km or 19 mi	Vigevano	$1503
31 km or 19 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1496
31 km or 20 mi	Pavia	$1271
39 km or 24 mi	Como	$1634
40 km or 25 mi	Crema	$1365
45 km or 28 mi	Novara	$1157
45 km or 28 mi	Bergamo	$1450
46 km or 28 mi	Lecco	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Varese	$1422
55 km or 34 mi	Voghera	$1389
61 km or 38 mi	Piacenza	$1334
63 km or 39 mi	Vercelli	$1202
63 km or 39 mi	Lugano	$2507
69 km or 43 mi	Tortona	$1401
76 km or 47 mi	Cremona	$1240
76 km or 47 mi	Alessandria	$1293
81 km or 50 mi	Brescia	$1410
82 km or 51 mi	Bellinzona	$2853
89 km or 55 mi	Biella	$1162
100 km or 62 mi	Asti	$1209
116 km or 72 mi	Parma	$1403
120 km or 74 mi	Genoa	$1470
125 km or 78 mi	Turin	$1424
130 km or 81 mi	Mantua	$1405
140 km or 87 mi	Savona	$1512
141 km or 87 mi	Verona	$1459
142 km or 88 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1323
149 km or 92 mi	Aosta	$1474
156 km or 97 mi	Chur	$2344
159 km or 99 mi	La Spezia	$1348
162 km or 100 mi	Sassuolo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Mondovi	$1203
164 km or 102 mi	Trento	$1509
164 km or 102 mi	Modena	$1506

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