San Salvador vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Salvador	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2687	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$656	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1067	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$418	$707
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	42	24
😀 Quality of life	50	38
🏙️ Population	316K	7.82M

The cost of living in San Salvador is 64% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4469th and 6735th ($1204 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 6219th and 7140th 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	$9.72	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1236	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$860	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2408	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1341	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.88	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5642	$17921

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529