Minneapolis vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minneapolis	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2256	$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5584	$2712
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$631
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4424	$493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	83	42
😀 Quality of life	88	51
🏙️ Population	430K	316K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 89% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1228th and 4621st ($2256 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd 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 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Minneapolis ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 234th and 6155th 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	$20.1	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.8	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1461	$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2697	$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.25	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27084	$4693

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640

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