Minneapolis vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minneapolis	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2384	$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5758	$2896
🏠 One person rent	$1405	$731
🏘️ Family rent	$2471	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	86	41
😀 Quality of life	89	58
🏙️ Population	430K	331K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 87% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1119th and 4626th ($2384 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 959th 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Minneapolis ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 263rd and 6148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs San Salvador

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	Minneapolis	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.8	$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1609	$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2803	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2106	$1100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	8.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3392	$2752
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.1	$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$9.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.37	$6.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26188	$5551

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2288
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2219
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2284
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2260
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2273
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2278
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2062
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2290
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2229
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2189
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2361
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2359
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2197
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2189
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2192
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2230
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2304
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2410
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2292
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2354
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2125
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2272
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2174
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2216
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2219
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2259
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2582

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1246
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1221
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$734
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$897
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1109
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1120
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1062
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1168
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$720
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$705
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$823
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$936
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$815
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$900
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$804
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$668
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$787
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$938
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$737
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$934
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$754
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$687
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$470
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$761
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$796
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$679
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$990
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1007
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$699