San Diego vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Diego	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7903	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$2366	$610
🏘️ Family rent	$4375	$995
🍽️ Food expenses	$686	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5439	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	42
😀 Quality of life	91	46
🏙️ Population	1.39M	316K

The cost of living in San Diego is 199% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 26th and 4577th ($3427 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 San Diego compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. San Diego ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 107th and 6608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs San Salvador

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	San Diego	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.6	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.8	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2498	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2064	$479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4740	$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3919	$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$54.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	9.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11408	$1645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8035	$1060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.4	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.69	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.1	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.91	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.3	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.2	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1701	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18429	$4597

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1117
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1093
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$702
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$866
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1031
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1107
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$900
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1019
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$630
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$702
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$854
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$829
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$805
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$892
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$595
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$627
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$880
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$738
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$806
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$882
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$614
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$593
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$676
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$458
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$737
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$787
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$548
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$842
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1039
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$699
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$716
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$680