Nassau vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nassau	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2311	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6315	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$610
🏘️ Family rent	$3187	$995
🍽️ Food expenses	$747	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1902	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	11	42
😀 Quality of life	65	46
🏙️ Population	274K	316K

The cost of living in Nassau is 101% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1033rd and 4577th ($2311 vs $1147) 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 0.4 months in San Salvador. Nassau ranked 1st best city to live in the Bahamas vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 4511th and 6608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nassau vs San Salvador

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	Nassau	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.23	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$964	$479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2675	$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$54.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.7	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.11%	9.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2983	$1645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1353	$1060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.9	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.54	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.37	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.48	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.61	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.05	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.53	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$102	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.3	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.3	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$630	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13706	$4597

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Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2202
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2610
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3068
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2705
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2556
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2611
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2596
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2533
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2488
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2780
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2217
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2539
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$2783
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2738
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2752
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2593
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2569
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2493
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2714
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3391
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2647
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2568
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$3152
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2545
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2559
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$2831
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$4065
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2593

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1117
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1093
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$702
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$866
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1031
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1107
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$900
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1019
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$630
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$702
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$854
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$829
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$805
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$892
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$595
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$627
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$880
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$738
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$806
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$882
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$614
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$593
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$676
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$458
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$737
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$787
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$548
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$842
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1039
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$699
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$716
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$680