Sacramento vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sacramento	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2846	$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6548	$2896
🏠 One person rent	$1798	$731
🏘️ Family rent	$3108	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$723	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4529	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	54	41
😀 Quality of life	87	58
🏙️ Population	525K	331K

The cost of living in Sacramento is 123% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 346th and 4626th ($2846 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Sacramento ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 376th and 6148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs San Salvador

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	Sacramento	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1445	$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3355	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2567	$1100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.7	$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	8.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4818	$2752
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3673	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.2	$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$9.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.28	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1458	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23546	$5551

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1246
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1221
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$734
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$897
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1109
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1120
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1062
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1168
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$720
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$705
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$823
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$936
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$815
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$900
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$804
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$668
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$787
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$938
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$737
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$934
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$754
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$687
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$470
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$761
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$796
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$679
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$990
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1007
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$699