San Salvador vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Salvador	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1291	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2925	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$734	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$1288	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.6	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$378	$6618
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	80
😀 Quality of life	56	91
🏙️ Population	331K	737K

The cost of living in San Salvador is 59% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4553rd and 126th ($1291 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 94th 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 2.1 months in Seattle. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 6244th and 147th among best cities to live in the world.

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	San Salvador	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.29	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$746	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1319	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.6	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.49%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2803	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1836	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.9	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.1	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.4	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4732	$30033

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Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1261
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1231
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$770
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$905
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1123
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1132
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1130
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1204
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$790
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$678
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$860
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$935
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$854
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$951
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$832
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$791
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$962
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$960
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$759
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$716
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$619
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$503
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$775
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$788
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$665
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$1014
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$817
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1008
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$706

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098