Ottawa vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$2896
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$731
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	49	41
😀 Quality of life	92	58
🏙️ Population	1.02M	331K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 67% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1668th and 4626th ($2133 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd in Canada and El Salvador, respectively. Check Canada vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 123rd and 6148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs San Salvador

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	Ottawa	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$1100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	8.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$2752
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$9.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$5551

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

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