San Salvador vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Salvador	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2687	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$656	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$1067	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$418	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	42	24
😀 Quality of life	50	39
🏙️ Population	316K	6.56M

The cost of living in San Salvador is 103% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4469th and 7740th ($1204 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 263rd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6219th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Salvador vs Shaoyang

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	San Salvador	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.72	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1236	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$860	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2408	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1341	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.88	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5642	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600