Nashville vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nashville	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$1291
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5856	$2925
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$734
🏘️ Family rent	$2643	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4510	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	41
😀 Quality of life	89	56
🏙️ Population	689K	331K

The cost of living in Nashville is 90% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 982nd and 4553rd ($2451 vs $1291) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 843rd 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 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Nashville ranked 66th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 252nd and 6244th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nashville	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.64	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1666	$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1232	$590
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3034	$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2217	$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.5	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4767	$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2707	$1836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.8	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$2.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.37	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.4	$39
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30286	$4732

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1261
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1231
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$770
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$905
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1123
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1132
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1130
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1204
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$790
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$678
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$860
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$935
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$854
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$951
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$832
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$791
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$962
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$960
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$759
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$716
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$619
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$503
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$775
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$788
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$665
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$1014
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$817
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1008
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$706