Rome vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$929	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$418
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	42
😀 Quality of life	86	50
🏙️ Population	2.75M	316K

The cost of living in Rome is 43% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 2624th and 4469th ($1718 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Italy and El Salvador, respectively. Check Italy vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 337th and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs San Salvador

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	Rome	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$5642

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201

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