New York City vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$1362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$3000
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$817
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$1370
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	42
😀 Quality of life	98	55
🏙️ Population	8.8M	331K

The cost of living in New York City is 209% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 4th and 4346th ($4203 vs $1362) 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 11th and 6280th 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	$23.2	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$806
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	8.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$2429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$6470

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

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