New York City vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$2896
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$731
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	41
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	8.8M	331K

The cost of living in New York City is 230% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 4th and 4626th ($4207 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.3 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 18th and 6148th 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	$23.6	$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$1100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	8.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$2752
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$9.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$6.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$5551

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1246
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1221
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$734
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$897
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1109
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1120
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1062
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1168
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$720
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$705
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$823
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$936
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$815
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$900
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$804
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$668
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$787
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$938
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$737
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$934
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$754
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$687
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$470
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$761
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$796
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$679
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$990
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1007
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$699