San Salvador vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Salvador	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1362	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3000	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$817	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$1370	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$648
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	42	24
😀 Quality of life	55	44
🏙️ Population	331K	7.82M

The cost of living in San Salvador is 128% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4346th and 7835th ($1362 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 183rd in El Salvador and China, respectively. Check El Salvador vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in San Salvador compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 6280th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Salvador vs Shangqiu

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	San Salvador	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.94	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$806	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1452	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.43%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2429	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.02	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.26	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.59	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.22	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.73	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.5	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$162	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6470	$17107

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Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1273
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1238
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$695
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$883
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1090
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1097
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1009
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1129
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$665
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$739
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$801
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$931
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$791
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$842
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$780
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$661
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$770
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$912
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$729
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$911
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$735
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$682
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$627
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$467
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$710
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$760
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$673
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$915
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$790
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1007
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$698

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517