Oslo vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Oslo	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2721	$1362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5890	$3000
🏠 One person rent	$1569	$817
🏘️ Family rent	$2558	$1370
🍽️ Food expenses	$793	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3963	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	79	42
😀 Quality of life	95	55
🏙️ Population	709K	331K

The cost of living in Oslo is 100% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 530th and 4346th ($2721 vs $1362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Norway and El Salvador, respectively. Check Norway vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Oslo compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 55th and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs San Salvador

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	Oslo	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.6	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1592	$806
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1273	$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2624	$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2132	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	8.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10233	$2429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7897	$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.32	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.9	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.19	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.07	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.2	$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.62	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.1	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16133	$6470

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Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2058
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2155
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2180
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2131
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1741
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1949
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1819
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1978
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1761
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1971
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1882
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1830
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1397
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2041
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1621
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1460
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1830
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1516
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1586
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1551
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1312
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1497
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1823
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1325
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1684
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1289
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1503
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1801
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2004
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2341
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2242

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