San Jose, United States vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Jose	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3502	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7476	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$2428	$610
🏘️ Family rent	$4021	$995
🍽️ Food expenses	$717	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$195	$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6928	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	42
😀 Quality of life	92	46
🏙️ Population	1.01M	316K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 205% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 22nd and 4577th ($3502 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 69th and 6608th among best cities to live in the world.

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	San Jose	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.93	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.86	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2372	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2164	$479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4451	$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3536	$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$54.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.6	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	9.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13837	$1645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9980	$1060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.46	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.92	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.93	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1687	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15889	$4597

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123

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