Ottawa vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2236
$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4945
$2712
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$631
🏘️ Family rent
$2038
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3150
$493
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
42
😀 Quality of life
89
51
🏙️ Population
1.02M
316K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 88% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1290th and 4621st ($2236 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 3rd in Canada and El Salvador, respectively. Check Canada vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 167th and 6155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.89
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.95
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2131
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5242
$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4784
$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.4
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.6
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1037
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20100
$4693

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1161
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1173
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1202
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1145
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$709
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$882
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1455
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1088
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1081
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$904
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$900
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1005
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$639
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$715
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$829
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$866
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$912
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1038
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$870
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$791
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$883
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$599
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$638
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$870
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$734
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$720
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$777
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$872
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$639
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$593
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$650
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$457
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$646
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$774
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$550
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$859
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1090
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$712
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$729
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$697