Oakland vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Oakland	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3123	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8266	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$1974	$610
🏘️ Family rent	$4255	$995
🍽️ Food expenses	$783	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5741	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	42
😀 Quality of life	93	46
🏙️ Population	441K	316K

The cost of living in Oakland is 172% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 85th and 4577th ($3123 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd 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 1.8 months in Oakland compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Oakland ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 61st and 6608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs San Salvador

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	Oakland	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.5	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.3	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2159	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1715	$479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5202	$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3736	$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$54.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	9.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7041	$1645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7002	$1060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.49	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.4	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.94	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.96	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$180	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.1	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2755	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19305	$4597

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3358
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2840
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3042
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3046
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2660
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2929
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3133
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2860
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2968
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3147
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3163
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3219
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2947
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3518
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3583
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3135
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2922
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2824
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3109
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4148
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3567
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2900
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3003
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3186
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3313

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