San Salvador vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Salvador Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1362
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3000
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$817
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1370
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
42
96
😀 Quality of life
55
78
🏙️ Population
331K
17.5M

The cost of living in San Salvador is 55% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4346th and 6334th ($1362 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 Shenzhen. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6280th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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San Salvador Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.94
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.12
🥤 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
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.43%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2429
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.7
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.02
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.95
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.26
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.59
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.22
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.5
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$162
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6470
$22402

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634