New York City vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$2712
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$631
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$493
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	42
😀 Quality of life	97	51
🏙️ Population	8.8M	316K

The cost of living in New York City is 240% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 5th and 4621st ($4051 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 13th and 6155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs San Salvador

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	New York City	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$4693

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

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