New Orleans vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Orleans	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5396	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$2321	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$685	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$82	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3816	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	85	42
😀 Quality of life	87	50
🏙️ Population	384K	316K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 85% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1304th and 4469th ($2222 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th 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 1.7 months in New Orleans compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. New Orleans ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 264th and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs San Salvador

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	New Orleans	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.3	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1460	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2636	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2090	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.9	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.32	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.78	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.29	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.4	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.4	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1564	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10189	$5642

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2114
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1974
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1726
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2003
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1767
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1583
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2174
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2050
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2015
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1781
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1828
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2119
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1709
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1807
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1941
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1895
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1868
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1894
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1874
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2252
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1954
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1772
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2037
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2092
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2213
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2020
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2037
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1979
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1581
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1923
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1805
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1673
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1989

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1182
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1160
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$698
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$884
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1083
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1088
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$936
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$653
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$753
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$897
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$916
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$897
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$819
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$903
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$719
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$886
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$755
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$881
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$632
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$598
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$455
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$632
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$738
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$624
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$878
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$710
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$973
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$701