Raleigh vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Raleigh	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2327	$1362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5471	$3000
🏠 One person rent	$1420	$817
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$1370
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4437	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	82	42
😀 Quality of life	90	55
🏙️ Population	468K	331K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 71% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1213th and 4346th ($2327 vs $1362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1060th and 2nd 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 Raleigh compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Raleigh ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 212th and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs San Salvador

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	Raleigh	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.4	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1434	$806
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2441	$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1941	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	8.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3119	$2429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2477	$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.77	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.68	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.1	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1578	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24117	$6470

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766

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