San Salvador vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Salvador	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1192	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2712	$2023
🏠 One person rent	$631	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$1065	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.8	$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$493	$764
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	42	20
😀 Quality of life	51	40
🏙️ Population	316K	6.44M

The cost of living in San Salvador is 67% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4621st and 6841st ($1192 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 76th in El Salvador and China, respectively. Check El Salvador vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in San Salvador compared to 1.1 months in Shangrao. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 6155th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Salvador vs Shangrao

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	San Salvador	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.01	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$720	$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1267	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.86%	4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2019	$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1397	$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.79	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.09	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.2	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4693	$19047

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Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1173
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1145
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$709
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$882
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1088
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1081
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$904
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1005
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$639
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$715
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$866
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$912
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$870
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$791
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$883
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$599
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$870
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$734
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$777
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$872
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$639
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$593
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$650
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$457
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$646
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$774
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$550
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$859
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$712
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$729
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$697

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$634
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$643
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$636
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$633
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$666
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$694
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$731
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$719
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$673
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$521
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$670
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$642
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$683
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$703
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$776
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$719
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$705
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$636
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$646
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$771
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$843
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$706
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$658
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$698
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$590
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$742
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$702
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$903
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$628
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$712
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$706
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$676
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$714
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$661
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$611
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$694