San Salvador vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Salvador	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2687	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$656	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$1067	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$418	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	80
😀 Quality of life	50	91
🏙️ Population	316K	737K

The cost of living in San Salvador is 60% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4469th and 158th ($1204 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 140th in El Salvador and the United States, respectively. Check El Salvador vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in San Salvador compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 6219th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Salvador vs Seattle

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	San Salvador	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.72	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1236	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$860	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2408	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1341	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.88	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5642	$29407

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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

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093