Ottawa vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2096
$1362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$3000
🏠 One person rent
$1231
$817
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$1370
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3333
$391
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
42
😀 Quality of life
92
55
🏙️ Population
1.02M
331K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 54% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1744th and 4346th ($2096 vs $1362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 129th and 6280th 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
$16.1
$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1295
$806
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1036
$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2109
$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1647
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.4
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.23%
8.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4937
$2429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3196
$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.84
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15527
$6470

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822

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