Nassau vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nassau	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2672	$1362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5996	$3000
🏠 One person rent	$1605	$817
🏘️ Family rent	$2767	$1370
🍽️ Food expenses	$772	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2234	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	10	42
😀 Quality of life	67	55
🏙️ Population	274K	331K

The cost of living in Nassau is 96% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 607th and 4346th ($2672 vs $1362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Bahamas and El Salvador, respectively. Check the Bahamas vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nassau compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Nassau ranked 1st best city to live in the Bahamas vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 4772nd and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nassau	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.8	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.35	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$806
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2890	$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2281	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	8.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$2429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3053	$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.3	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.07	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.78	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.6	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.9	$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.36	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$26.2	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.55	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.02	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.09	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.56	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$117	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.2	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$714	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14961	$6470

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Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2613
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2794
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3178
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2726
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$3076
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2471
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3101
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2788
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2622
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2716
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2795
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3362
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2741
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2905
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2848
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2836
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3154
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3343
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2661

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1273
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1238
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$695
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$883
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1090
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1097
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1009
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1129
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$665
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$739
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$801
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$931
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$791
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$842
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$780
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$661
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$770
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$912
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$729
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$911
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$735
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$682
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$627
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$467
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$710
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$760
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$673
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$915
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$790
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1007
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$698