Munich vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Munich	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2332	$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5652	$2712
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$631
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3717	$493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	42
😀 Quality of life	94	51
🏙️ Population	1.51M	316K

The cost of living in Munich is 96% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1056th and 4621st ($2332 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Germany and El Salvador, respectively. Check Germany vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 54th and 6155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs San Salvador

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	Munich	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.8	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1433	$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2772	$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$23	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1009	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19483	$4693

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668

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