Portland vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Portland	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2572	$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6077	$2712
🏠 One person rent	$1546	$631
🏘️ Family rent	$2651	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$653	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4802	$493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	89	42
😀 Quality of life	90	51
🏙️ Population	653K	316K

The cost of living in Portland is 116% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 662nd and 4621st ($2572 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 590th and 3rd in the United States and El Salvador, respectively. Check the United States vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Portland compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Portland ranked 32nd best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 141st and 6155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs San Salvador

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	Portland	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1292	$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2860	$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2275	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.8	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3653	$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3326	$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.7	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.69	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.97	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$189	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.6	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.4	$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1700	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16661	$4693

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2289
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2215
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2245
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2372
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2288
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2246
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2363
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2293
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2212
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2121
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2234
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2212
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2406
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2482
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2092
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2109
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2019
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2155
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2577
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1974
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2252
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2534
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2435
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2307
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2589
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2417
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1778
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2774
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2655
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2348
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2797
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2449
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2172
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1908
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2819
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2512
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2489

Cities near San Salvador

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