Paris vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paris	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2267	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5517	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$1318	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$2636	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$253	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3146	$418
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	42
😀 Quality of life	95	50
🏙️ Population	2.15M	316K

The cost of living in Paris is 88% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1222nd and 4469th ($2267 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in France and El Salvador, respectively. Check France vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 25th and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs San Salvador

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	Paris	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.89	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1086	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3084	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12726	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8943	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.2	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.05	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.63	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$738	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16193	$5642

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1182
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1160
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$698
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$884
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1083
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1088
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$936
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$653
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$753
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$897
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$916
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$897
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$819
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$903
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$719
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$886
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$755
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$881
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$632
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$598
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$455
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$632
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$738
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$624
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$878
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$710
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$973
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$701